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1195:Ivo Sanader
1033:Ivo Sanader
811:27 December
702:24 February
373:Ivo Sanader
304:Ivo Sanader
155:Preceded by
144:Ivo Sanader
96:Preceded by
61:Preceded by
1516:Categories
1406:Čobanković
1224:Čobanković
1052:Čobanković
960:2008–2011
895:Damir Bajs
889:2003–2008
852:Ana Lovrin
846:1994–2003
752:2012-02-12
696:tportal.hr
677:2012-02-12
656:2012-02-12
500:2009-03-30
490:"Ministar"
476:References
377:A1 Highway
337:liqueur).
335:Maraschino
314:Early life
283:pronounced
260:Alma mater
231:PR Croatia
217:1958-01-15
113:Ana Lovrin
1486:Šimonović
1471:Pankretić
1461:Milošević
1456:Milinović
1436:Karamarko
1401:Božinović
1284:Šimonović
1264:Pankretić
1259:Milinović
1239:Karamarko
840:Mayor of
783:6 January
189:1995–2003
185:In office
129:In office
90:1994–2003
86:In office
51:In office
1476:Polančec
1441:Matković
1391:Biškupić
1279:Rončević
1274:Primorac
1269:Polančec
1219:Biškupić
1112:Rončević
1107:Primorac
1102:Polančec
1097:Mlinarić
1082:Ljubičić
1047:Biškupić
777:Archived
772:Nacional
621:Index.hr
581:Archived
546:Archived
1501:Vukelić
1481:Popijač
1431:Kalmeta
1376:Adlešič
1299:Vukelić
1234:Kalmeta
1209:Adlešič
1127:Vukelić
1067:Kalmeta
1062:Hebrang
929:Himself
470:jogging
462:Italian
458:English
331:Maraska
1496:Uzelac
1466:Mlakar
1294:Uzelac
1249:Lovrin
1087:Lovrin
381:Zagreb
251:Spouse
1491:Šuker
1451:Mesić
1416:Fuchs
1411:Dalić
1381:Bačić
1289:Šuker
1244:Kosor
1132:Žužul
1122:Šuker
1077:Kosor
1072:Kirin
842:Zadar
446:USKOK
404:USKOK
385:Split
327:Zadar
227:Zadar
1421:Ivić
1386:Bajs
1214:Bajs
813:2015
785:2016
704:2014
460:and
383:and
306:and
211:Born
119:8th
901:as
868:as
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