2009 in Croatia
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Events from the year 2009 in Croatia
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Events from the year 2009 in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
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Incumbents
- PresidentPresident of CroatiaThe President of Croatia , officially styled the President of the Republic represents the Republic of Croatia in the country and abroad as the head of state, maintains the regular and coordinated operation and stability of the national government system, and safeguards the independence and...
– Stjepan MesićStjepan MesićStjepan "Stipe" Mesić is a Croatian politician and former President of Croatia. Before his ten-year presidential term between 2000 and 2010 he held the posts of Speaker of the Croatian Parliament , Prime Minister of Croatia , the last President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia , Secretary General... - Prime Minister – Ivo SanaderIvo SanaderIvo Sanader |Split]]) is a Croatian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Croatia from 2003 to 2009.Sanader obtained his education in comparative literature in Austria, where he also later worked in the 1980s. He worked as a journalist, in marketing, publishing and also as a private...
Events
- April 1: Croatia became a full memberCroatia–NATO relationsThe accession of Croatia to NATO took place in 2009. Croatia entered into NATO's Partnership for Peace in 2000, which began the process of accession into the alliance. The country received an invitation to join at the 2008 Bucharest Summit and became a full member on April 1,...
of NATO. - April 25: In MakarskaMakarskaMakarska is a small town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about southeast of Split and northwest of Dubrovnik. It has a population of 13,716 residents. Administratively Makarska has the status of a town and it is part of the Split-Dalmatia County....
, thirty exhumed victims of the Yugoslav Partisans from World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
were buried, with a monument erected in their honour. - July 1: Ivo SanaderIvo SanaderIvo Sanader |Split]]) is a Croatian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Croatia from 2003 to 2009.Sanader obtained his education in comparative literature in Austria, where he also later worked in the 1980s. He worked as a journalist, in marketing, publishing and also as a private...
resigns as the Prime Minister of Croatia and President of Croatian Democratic UnionCroatian Democratic UnionThe Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003...
. - July 6: Jadranka KosorJadranka KosorJadranka Kosor is a Croatian politician and former journalist. She is the current Prime Minister of Croatia, having taken office on July 6, 2009, following the sudden resignation of her predecessor Ivo Sanader. She is Croatia's first female Prime Minister since independence.-Early life:Jadranka...
of the Croatian Democratic UnionCroatian Democratic UnionThe Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003...
becomes Prime Minister. - July 24: 2009 Rudine train derailment2009 Rudine train derailmentThe Rudine derailment was a train derailment that happened on July 24, 2009 at 10:08 GMT near the village of Rudine in southern Croatia, on the Zagreb-Split railway line. The derailment site is located on the slopes of Kozjak at...
- December 11: The discovery of a mass grave of Partisan victims from World War II in the city of KarlovacKarlovacKarlovac is a city and municipality in central Croatia. The city proper has a population of 49,082, while the municipality has a population of 59,395 inhabitants .Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County...
was announced. - December 27: The first round of presidential elections are held.
Arts and Literature
- Igor Cukrov won Dora 2009Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009Croatia were represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held in Moscow, Russia, by Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea Šušnjara with the song Lijepa Tena after winning the Croatian national final, Dora 2009.-Dora 2009:...
on February 28 to become Croatia's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009Eurovision Song Contest 2009The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
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Sport
- Marin ČilićMarin CilicMarin Čilić , is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals in the 2010 Australian Open...
won the 2009 Chennai Open2009 Chennai OpenThe 2009 Chennai Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the Chennai Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, from January 5 through January 10,...
on January 10. - 2009 World Men's Handball Championship2009 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 2009 World Men's Handball Championship took place in Croatia from 16 January–1 February, in the cities of Split, Zadar, Osijek, Varaždin, Poreč, Zagreb and Pula. Croatia was selected from a group of four potential hosts which included the Czech Republic, Greece and Romania.The opening game and...
held in Croatian cities from January 16–February 1. - K-1 Croatia 2009 held in SplitSplit (city)Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
on March 21. - Blanka VlašićBlanka VlašicBlanka Vlašić is a Croatian athlete who specialises in the high jump. She is the current Croatian record holder in the event, and also the current indoorWorld Champion. The daughter of Croatian decathlon record holder Joško Vlašić, she was a talented junior athlete and attended her first Olympic...
successfully defended her high jump world title2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jumpThe women's high jump event at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany was held between 18 August and 20 August 2009.Reigning champion Blanka Vlašić had spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons largely unbeaten, but high profile losses in the Olympic high jump final and the 2008 IAAF Golden League...
on August 20. - The 2009 Golden Spin2009 Golden Spin of ZagrebThe 2009 Golden Spin of Zagreb was the Golden Spin of Zagreb competition for the 2009-2010 figure skating season. It was the 42nd edition of the Golden Spin of Zagreb to be held. The Golden Spin of Zagreb is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Zagreb, Croatia...
figure skatingFigure skatingFigure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
competition is held in Zagreb December 10–12.
Deaths
- January 14 – Dušan DžamonjaDušan DžamonjaDušan Džamonja was a contemporary Croatian sculptor of Macedonian origin.Džamonja's work shows a tendency towards technical and formative experiments, reducing form to the dynamic and intense shapes of symbolical meaning...
, sculptor (b. 1928) - January 17 – Tomislav CrnkovićTomislav CrnkovicTomislav Crnković was a Croatian footballer.He was born in Kotor in what was still the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. As a defender, he played for HAŠK, Metalac and Dinamo Zagreb. Abroad, he later played at Wiener Sportclub and Servette FC.With the Yugoslavian national team, he had 51 caps...
, footballer (b. 1929) - March 16 – Boris MutićBoris MuticBoris Mutić was a Croatian sports reporter, working for Croatian national television .Mutić had started his career as a professional sports journalist in 1966...
, sports reporter (b. 1939) - June 9 – Zvonimir BerkovićZvonimir BerkovićZvonimir Berković was a Croatian film director and screenwriter.Berković had studied film directing at the Zagreb Academy of Drama Arts...
, film director (b. 1928) - June 19 – Dalibor BrozovićDalibor BrozovicDalibor Brozović was a Croatian linguist, Slavist, dialectologist and politician. He studied the history of standard Slavic languages, especially Croatian. He was an active Esperantist since 1946, and wrote Esperanto poetry as well as translated works into the language. -Life and career:He was...
, linguist and politician (b. 1927) - August 3 – Ivan Milat-Luketa, painter and sculptor (b. 19221922 in Croatia----Events from the year 1922 in Croatia.-Events:*February 19 – First issue of Borba, the newsletter of the banned Yugoslav Communist Party, published in Zagreb-Births:*January 7 – Ivan Milat-Luketa, painter and sculptor...
) - August 6 – Savka Dabčević-Kučar, politician (b. 1923)
- August 28 – Emil GladEmil GladEmil Glad was a Croatian actor. Glad was a long-time member of Gavella Drama Theatre, from its foundation in 1954 until his retirement in 1994. His film credits include Lapitch the Little Shoemaker and The Magician's Hat....
, actor (b. 1929) - September 6 – Vanja DrachVanja DrachVanja Drach was a Croatian theatre and film actor.His film and television credits include H-8, Lud zbunjen normalan, Gospa, Charuga, Kapelski kresovi, Nikola Tesla, Svjedoci....
, actor (b. 1932) - September 6 – Nada IveljićNada IveljićNada Iveljić was a Croatian children's writer. Her work includes eight books of poetry, a short story collection, a novel, over forty books and a series of picture books for children, and several plays, radio and TV games for adults and children.-References:...
, children's author (b. 19311931 in Croatia----Events from the year 1931 in Croatia.-Births:*April 4 – Nada Iveljić, children's writer *May 11 – Zlatko Crnković, translator*July 11 – Anđelko Klobučar, composer*June 4 – Antun Vrdoljak, actor and film director...
) - December 2 – Vjekoslav ŠutejVjekoslav ŠutejVjekoslav Šutej was a prominent Croatian orchestral conductor.-Overview:Šutej studied conducting under Igor Gjadrov at the Zagreb Music Academy, before obtaining his Master of Music degree in Rome in the class of Franco Ferrara.From 1979 to 1989 he was art director and chief conductor at the...
, conductor (b. 1951)