List of honorary citizens of Split

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Among the recipients of the honorary citizenship of the City of Split, Croatia are:

Honorary Citizens of City of Split

DateNameNotesLocation
1924Phillip Andrews United States Navy Admiral [1]
26 October 1945 Josip Broz Tito marshal of Yugoslavia [2] extraordinary[ verification needed ] session of the National Board of City of Split
30 September 1958Einara Gerhardsenprime minister of Norway [2] formal session of the National Board of City of Split
20 October 1967 Per Borten prime minister of Norway [2] formal session of Parliament of the Municipality of Split
30 September 1969 Grga Novak chairman of Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts [2] formal session of Parliament of the Municipality of Split
27 July 1970 Vladimir Bakarić member of presidency of League of Communists of Yugoslavia [2] session on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the first Croatian National Government
26 October 1979 Stane Dolanc chairman of the Committee for the VIII Mediterranean Games - Split 1979 [2] formal session of Parliament of the Municipality of Split
29 October 1992 or 1993 Helmut Kohl German chancellor. Award handed on 15 January 1993 [2] 25th joint session of the Council of associated labor, Council of local communities, and the Socially political council
6 October 1995 Franjo Tuđman President of Croatia. Award handed on 8 October 1995 [2] 32nd session of the City Council
17 July 1998 Alois Mock Austrian minister of foreign affairs [2] 14th session of the City Council
17 July 1998 Franjo Komarica archbishop of Banja Luka [2] 14th session of the City Council
23 November 2012 Ante Gotovina general of the Croatian Army [2] 38th session of the City Council

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References

  1. "A Tale Of US Admiral Andrews, Split Honorary Citizen".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Počasni građani Grada Splita". Grad Split (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 January 2018.