Yugoslav leader , initially hesitant, eventually viewed the movement as a threat to "Brotherhood and Unity" and the stability of the socialist state.
: Reformist leaders within the League of Communists of Croatia, specifically Savka Dabčević-Kučar and Miko Tripalo , championed these demands, seeking a "socialism with a human face." 2. Demands and Popular Support The Croatian Spring: Nationalism, Repression an...
: In December 1971, Tito convened the Yugoslav leadership at Karađorđevo and forced the resignation of the Croatian reformist leaders. Yugoslav leader , initially hesitant, eventually viewed the
: Thousands of people were expelled from the Communist Party. Journalists, professors, and students were fired from their jobs. : Thousands of people were expelled from the Communist Party
: The movement is seen by many historians as the spiritual precursor to the Croatian quest for independence in the early 1990s. The leaders and ideas of the "Spring" resurfaced during the collapse of Yugoslavia.