Croatian Independence Day (25/06)

On June 25, starting in 2020, Croatia celebrates Independence Day. Initially, this day was celebrated as Statehood Day, which was established in 2002 in memory of the declaration of Croatian independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. But on November 14, 2019, the Croatian parliament passed a new law on holidays and moved Statehood Day to May 30, and the date June 25 became a memorable day called Independence Day.

On May 19, 1991, a referendum was held in Croatia, in which 93.94% of voters supported the sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Croatia. According to the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia, the decision taken in the referendum was binding on all state bodies, so the Croatian Parliament adopted two important resolutions on June 25, 1991: the Declaration of the Proclamation of Sovereignty and Independence of the Republic of Croatia and the Constitutional Resolution on the Sovereignty and Independence of the Republic of Croatia.

However, through the mediation of the European Community mission, a three-month moratorium was imposed on the implementation of these decisions on July 8, 1991. But in view of the military actions between Croatia and Serbia, including missile attacks on the presidential residence in Zagreb, immediately after the expiration of the moratorium on October 8, 1991, parliament at a secret meeting adopted a resolution on the severance of all state-legal ties, on the basis of which Croatia, together with other republics and territories existed within the SFRY.

Today, various ceremonial and commemorative events are held in honor of the holiday.

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