Cvetković–Maček Agreement

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The Cvetković–Maček Agreement was a 1939 political accord in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia that created the autonomous Banovina of Croatia in an attempt to resolve Serb-Croat tensions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
political accord
political agreement
aim reorganization of Yugoslavia on a federal basis
resolution of Serb-Croat tensions
constitutionalChange redefinition of internal borders of Yugoslavia
constitutionalStatus amendment to the 1931 Yugoslav Constitution
country Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
surface form: Kingdom of Yugoslavia
createdEntity Banovina of Croatia
criticizedFor ignoring demands of other Yugoslav nationalities
not fully satisfying Croatian demands
deFactoTermination 1941
definedTerritory Banovina of Croatia
endedBy German invasion of Yugoslavia
surface form: Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941
ethnicIssueAddressed Serb-Croat power sharing
status of Croats in Yugoslavia
grantedAutonomyTo Croats
surface form: Croats in Yugoslavia
historicalPeriod late 1930s Europe
includedRegions parts of Danube Banovina
parts of Drina Banovina
parts of Primorska Banovina
parts of Savska Banovina
parts of Vrbas Banovina
parts of Zeta Banovina
language Serbo-Croatian
leaderOfCroatianPeasantParty Vladko Maček
limitedBy preservation of Yugoslav unitary state in foreign affairs and defense
opposedBy Serbian centralist politicians
Ustaše Militia
surface form: Ustaše movement
place Belgrade
politicalContext Serb-Croat political conflict
interwar Yugoslavia
politicalLeaderInvolved Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
primeMinisterOfSignatory Dragiša Cvetković
providedFor Ban (governor) of Croatia
Croatian Parliament
surface form: Croatian Sabor (parliament) for Banovina of Croatia

Banovina of Croatia
surface form: Croatian autonomous government in Banovina of Croatia
relatedTo Banovina of Croatia
Croatian Peasant Party
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
surface form: Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Serb-Croat political settlement attempts
result creation of the Banovina of Croatia
signatoryParty Croatian Peasant Party
Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
surface form: Yugoslav government
signedBy Dragiša Cvetković
Vladko Maček
signingDate 1939-08-26
year 1939

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Dragiša Cvetković notableWork Cvetković–Maček Agreement
Dragiša Cvetković knownFor Cvetković–Maček Agreement
this entity surface form: signing the Cvetković–Maček Agreement
Dragiša Cvetković signed Cvetković–Maček Agreement
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia notableEvent Cvetković–Maček Agreement
Vladko Maček participatedIn Cvetković–Maček Agreement
27 March coup overthrewGovernmentOf Cvetković–Maček Agreement
this entity surface form: Cvetković–Maček government
Banovina of Croatia establishedBy Cvetković–Maček Agreement
Banovina of Croatia legalBasis Cvetković–Maček Agreement
this entity surface form: Decree on the Banovina of Croatia of 26 August 1939