Disintegration of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Establishment of the Sovereign Republic of Croatia

Cilj ovoga rada je analiziranjem određenih povijesnih događaja, osoba i društvenih prilika spoznati neke od glavnih uzroka raspada Socijalističke Federativne Republike Jugoslavije i okolnosti koje su prethodile stvaranju samostalne Republike Hrvatske. Rad započinje analizom fenomena „Hrvatskog proljeća“, zatim ustavnih promjena donesenih u Ustavu iz 1974. godine te uloge Tita u političkom životu Jugoslavije i posljedicama nastalih nakon njegove smrti. Nadalje, navest će se neki od osnovnih čimbenika koji su doveli do raspada Socijalističke Federativne Republike Jugoslavije, od ekonomske krize do uspona Slobodana Miloševića. Rad završava analizom demokratskih promjena u Hrvatskoj, posebno prvih slobodnih izbora i referenduma za neovisnost, opisivanjem ratnih zbivanja 1991. godine te međunarodnim priznanjem Hrvatske.The aim of the thesis is to understand some of the main causes of the disintegration of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the circumstances that preceded the creation of the independent Republic of Croatia by analyzing certain historical events, people and social conditions. The paper begins with the analysis of the phenomena of “The Croatian Spring”, followed by constitutional changes made in the Constitution of 1974 and the role of Tito in the political life of Yugoslavia and the consequences that occurred after his death. Furthermore, some of the main factors that led to the dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia will be listed, starting with the economic crisis and until the rise of Slobodan Milošević. The thesis concludes with an analysis of the democratic changes in Croatia, especially after the first free elections and a referendum on independence, describing the war events of 1991 and the international recognition of Croatia