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Events on Monday 7 May 1990 1
1990Croatia holds first multi-party electionsFranjo Tuđman's HDZ wins powerCroatia held its first free multi-party elections since World War II in April and May 1990. Franjo Tuđman's Croatian Democratic Union won a decisive majority, ending communist rule. The result accelerated Croatia's push toward independence from Yugoslavia.