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Ivo Sanader
Ivo Sanader is a Croatian former politician who served as Prime Minister of Croatia from 2003 to 2009. He was president of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) from 2000 to 2009.
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culture · Croatian politician (born 1953) · politician · journalist · literary scholar · also Ivo Sanader, Ivica Sanader, Sanader
Born 8 June 1953 · Q56220
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2023· 1 entry
His sentences stemming from the three convictions (INA-MOL, Planinska, Fimi Media) were merged into one single sentence totaling 18 years and 8 months, and later reduced to 18 years by the Supreme Court
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2022· 1 entry
Was acquitted in Hypo case, and in 2025 the High Criminal Court upheld the verdict after rejecting the appeal of the State Attorney's Office
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2021· 1 entry
With the sentence in the Fimi Media case having been reduced to 7 years
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2020· 1 entry
Was convicted and sentenced to an additional sentence of 8 years in prison as the result of retrial in the Fimi Media case
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2017· 2 entries
UPI: Topic: Ivo Sanader
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Was sentenced to 4+1⁄2 years in Planinska case
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2015· 1 entry
The verdict was quashed by the Constitutional Court based on procedural errors made during the trial
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2012· 1 entry
Wall Street Journal: Croatia Jails Former PM Ivo Sanader for Taking Bribes
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2010· 1 entry
Career landmark: representative in the Croatian Parliament (2010–2011).
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2003· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Croatia (2003–2009).
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2001· 2 entries
– Croatia did become an official candidate for entry into the EU
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Took part in a massive rally protesting a war crimes indictment against general Mirko Norac
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2000· 2 entries
Following Tuđman's death, HDZ suffered defeat in a parliamentary election
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And again in 2002, and led the party to victory in the 2003, and 2007 elections, becoming Croatia's Prime Minister
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1997· 1 entry
At which point diplomatic relations between Croatia and Israel were established
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1995· 4 entries
Awarded Annual award for promoting Croatian culture in the world (1995).
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Launching accusations of war profiteering, and of receiving 10 million euros in bribes from the CEO of the Hungarian oil company MOL, Zsolt Hernádi, to secure MOL a dominant position in the Croatian oil company INA
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Career landmark: President of Croatia (1995–1996).
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And 1996 from a tycoon amounting to 800,000 DEM
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1993· 1 entry
Moved into diplomacy and served two terms as Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
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1992· 2 entries
Was elected as an HDZ deputy to the lower house of the Croatian parliament, and became Minister of Science and Technology (1992–1993)
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Career landmark: Minister of Science and Education (1992–1993).
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1988· 1 entry
Became a chief editor, at one time working on the magazine Mogućnosti (Possibilities)
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1987· 1 entry
Sanader decided to return to Austria with his family, where he co-founded two businesses, one in 1989 which was liquidated by a court in 1992, while the other existed between 1986 and 2001
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1982· 1 entry
Sanader received his PhD degree, and returned to Croatia (then Yugoslavia) with his wife
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1953· 1 entry
Born 1953-06-08.
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