Croatian National Resistance

The Croatian National Resistance (Croatian: Hrvatski narodni otpor/odpor, HNO), also referred to as Otpor, was a Croatian émigré anti-communist organization during the Cold War, whose stated goal was an independent Croatia and the dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. By the Yugoslav government, it was considered a terrorist organization. Several of the members of the organization were key members of the Ustaše movement. It was founded in 1957 by former Ustaše General Maks Luburić. In 1969, Luburić was assassinated by the Yugoslav secret police the UDBA.

Croatian National Resistance

The Croatian National Resistance (Croatian: Hrvatski narodni otpor/odpor, HNO), also referred to as Otpor, was a Croatian émigré anti-communist organization during the Cold War, whose stated goal was an independent Croatia and the dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. By the Yugoslav government, it was considered a terrorist organization. Several of the members of the organization were key members of the Ustaše movement. It was founded in 1957 by former Ustaše General Maks Luburić. In 1969, Luburić was assassinated by the Yugoslav secret police the UDBA.