Franjo Tudjman (born May 14, 1922, Veliko Trgovisce, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes [now Croatia]—died December 10, 1999, Zagreb, Croatia) was a Croat politician who led the country to independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 and who was president until his death.

Rođen je 14. svibnja u zagorskom mjestu Veliko Trgovišće od oca Stjepana i majke Justine. Otac mu je bio istaknut član Hrvatske seljačke stranke i jedan od glavnih pokretača otpora u Hrvatskom Zagorju, te član ZAVNOH-a i AVNOJ-a. Imao je još dvojicu braće, Ivicu i Stjepana.

Franjo Tuđman (May 14, 1922 - December 10, 1999) was the first president of Croatia from 1990 until 1999. He was reelected twice and remained in power until his death in 1999. He is known as the "Father of Croatia." English reference works, news media, and diplomatic usage very often spell his name as "Franjo Tudjman."

Under his successful leadership of Croatian domestic and foreign policy, and military-police actions and operations during the Homeland War, he made what is a key historical contribution to the sovereignty, independence and international recognition of the Republic of Croatia.

Franjo Tuđman (14 May 1922 – 10 December 1999) was a Croatian politician and historian who became the first president of Croatia, from 1990 until his death in 1999. He served following the country's independence from Yugoslavia. Tuđman also was the ninth and last president of the Presidency of SR Croatia from May to July 1990.

Franjo Tuđman, also written as Franjo Tudjman [3] [4] (Croatian pronunciation: [frǎːɲo tûdʑman] ; 14 May 1922 – 10 December 1999) was a Croatian politician and historian. He became the first President of Croatia and served as president from 1990 until his death in 1999.

Tuđman, Franjo, hrvatski povjesničar, političar i državnik (Veliko Trgovišće, 14. V. 1922 – Zagreb, 10. XII. 1999). Rođen u Hrvatskom zagorju, rano je ostao bez majke; otac mu je bio ugledni član HSS-a i općinski načelnik, te vijećnik ZAVNOH-a i AVNOJ-a, koji je 1946. smrtno stradao, zajedno s pomajkom, pod nerazjašnjenim okolnostima.

Biography: Franjo Tuđman was a pivotal figure in Croatia's road to independence. In the 1960s, then a historian, he was part of the Croatian Spring, a movement to demand more rights for Croatians within Josip Broz Tito's Yugoslavia and was imprisoned for it in 1972.

Franjo Tuđman (14. maj 1922. – 10. decembar 1999.) bio je hrvatski državnik, historičar i prvi predsjednik Hrvatske, od 1990. do svoje smrti. Bio je na poziciji nakon sticanja nezavisnosti države od Jugoslavije. Tuđman je bio i deveti i posljednji Predsjednik Predsjedništva Socijalističke Republike Hrvatske od maja do jula 1990.

Franjo Tuđman [ˈfraːɲɔ ˈtudʑman] (transkribiert auch Tudjman; * 14. Mai 1922 in Veliko Trgovišće bei Zabok; † 10. Dezember 1999 in Zagreb) war ein jugoslawischer Offizier, Historiker und Systemkritiker. Während des Zerfalls Jugoslawiens wurde Tuđman der erste Staatspräsident des unabhängig gewordenen Kroatien.