Croatian Disabled Homeland War Veterans' Association
The Croatian Disabled Homeland War Veterans' Association (Croatian: Udruga hrvatskih vojnih invalida iz domovinskog rata, HVIDRA) is an association of disabled Croatian war veterans who fought in the Croatian Homeland War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2004[update], the association had about 33,000 members in Croatia.[1]
The association, established on 25 February 1992,[2] is organized locally throughout Croatia, where it comprises mostly former members of the Croatian Army, and through many parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina where it comprises former members of the Croatian Defence Council. There are also two national umbrella organizations. The Croatian Ministry of Family Affairs, War Veterans and Intergenerational Solidarity grants former soldiers the official status of disabled veterans if they suffered over 20% disability in the war. HVIDRA is one of the most vocal veteran associations in Croatia, frequently weighing in on the nation's politics.[3][4]
HVIDRA's president in Croatia is Josip Đakić[5] and in Bosnia and Herzegovina it is Anđelko Barun.[6]
References
- ^ "HVIDR-a RH Zajednica županijskih zajednica Udruga HVIDR-a RH". hvidra.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 4 December 2004.
- ^ "Hvidra RH | HVIDR-a RH - Zajednica županijskih zajednica, udruga i članova hrvatskih vojnih invalida Domovinskog rata Republike Hrvatske".
- ^ "HVIDRA-a osudila hajku na kardinala Bozanića". 23 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- ^ "Hvidra zatražila ostavku Mladena Bajića i dozvolu braniteljima da se brane sa slobode".
- ^ "Udruga". Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/dayton/setimes/special/dayton/life/feature-08
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- HVIDRA Republic of Croatia (in Croatian)
- HVIDRA Herzeg Bosnia (in Croatian)
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