What is Republic of Croatia (1990–1991)?
{{unreferenced|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox Former Country |native_name =''Republika Hrvatska'' |conventional_long_name = Republic of Croatia |common_name = Croatia |continent = Europe |region = Balkans |status = Federation |status_text = A federal unit of<br>[[SFR Yugoslavia]] |year_start = 1990 |year_end = 1991 |date_start = |date_end = June 5 |event_start = [[Constitution of Croatia|New Constitution adopted]] |event_end = Referendum of independence |p1 = Socialist Republic of Croatia |flag_p1 = Flag of SR Croatia.svg |s1 = Croatia |flag_s1 = Flag of Croatia.svg |s2 = Republic of Serbian Krajina |flag_s2 = Flag of Serbian Krajina (1991).svg |image_flag = Flag of Croatia (1990).svg |flag = Flag of Croatia |image_coat = Croatia CoA 1990.svg |symbol = Coat of arms of Croatia |image_map = Croatia in SFRY-1990-1991.PNG |common_languages = [[Serbo-Croatian language|Serbo-Croatian]] |capital = Zagreb |government_type = Republic |title_leader = [[President of Croatia|President]] |leader1 = Franjo Tuđman |year_leader1 = 1990–1991 |title_deputy = [[Prime Minister of Croatia|Prime Minister]] |deputy1 = Stjepan Mesić |year_deputy1 = 1990–1991 |deputy2 = Josip Manolić |year_deputy2 = 1990–1991 |currency = [[Yugoslav dinar]] }} The [[Republic of Croatia]] was a republic within the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] in 1990 and 1991. The creation of a republic based on [[democracy]] occurred in 1990 when elections were held. [[Franjo Tuđman]] was elected [[President of Croatia]] that year. He promised independence if reforms were not introduced. While generally heading towards independence, the government attempted negotiations with the Serbian government one last time: the idea was to create a confederal Yugoslavia where [[Croatia]] and other republics would be [[Autonomy|autonomous]] and powers would be decentralized. This was not accepted. ==Crisis== From 1990 to 1991, Croatia faced political crisis within Yugoslavia a