# Stjepan Mesić

_2nd President of the Republic of Croatia_

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> Stjepan "Stipe" Mesić is a Croatian lawyer and politician who served as the president of Croatia from 2000 to 2010. Before serving two five-year terms as president, he was prime minister of SR Croatia (1990) after the first multi-party elections, the last president of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (1991) and consequently secretary general of the Non-Aligned Movement (1991), as well as the speaker of the Croatian Parliament (1992–1994), and mayor of his hometown of Orahovica.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 24 December 1934 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146496#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Orahovica ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146496#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; Croatia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146496#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; political commissar; lawyer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146496#P106))
- **Political party:** Croatian Independent Democrats ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146496#P102))
- **Education:** Požega Gymnasium; Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146496#P69))
- **Positions held:** President of Croatia (18 February 2000 – 18 February 2010); Speaker of the Croatian Parliament (7 September 1992 – 24 May 1994); Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement (30 June 1991 – 6 December 1991); President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (30 June 1991 – 5 December 1991); Prime Minister of Croatia (30 May 1990 – 24 August 1990); representative in the Croatian Parliament ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146496#P39))
- **Awards:** Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George; Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class; Jubilee Medal "60 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania; Order of the Republic; Grand Order of King Tomislav; Grand Order of Queen Jelena; Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV; Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir; Order of Duke Trpimir; Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria; Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross‎; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic; Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil); National Maltese Order of Merit ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146496#P166))

## Questions

**When was Stjepan Mesić born?**  
Stjepan Mesić was born on 24 December 1934 in Orahovica.

**What positions has Stjepan Mesić held?**  
Positions held by Stjepan Mesić include: President of Croatia (2000–2010); Speaker of the Croatian Parliament (1992–1994); Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement (1991–1991); President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (1991–1991); Prime Minister of Croatia (1990–1990).

**Where did Stjepan Mesić study?**  
Stjepan Mesić was educated at Požega Gymnasium, Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Stjepan Mesić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stjepan_Mesi%C4%87) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q146496](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146496) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Stjepan Mesić (2004-02-25) (cropped).jpg by European Commission (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stjepan_Mesi%C4%87_(2004-02-25)_(cropped).jpg)

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