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They have suffered and they were the victims: The suffering of Roma during the Second World War in Croatia with focus on “forgotten holocaust/genocide” in the contemporary Croatian historiography

Roma population had lived on Croatian territory from the second half 14 century and from then they shared a similar history of violent persecution and assimilation state and local policy like other European countries. One of the most “horrified” attempts of their assimilation and persecution had happened during the Second World War in the Independent Croatian State. Pro-fascist Croatian Ustasha authorities in the period since 1941 to 1945 attempted to completely resolve the "Gypsy question" through their extermination. The results of this policy were the genocide of Roma people in Croatia. This presentation will analyze the history of the suffering of the Roma in this period, especially in the context of relations between the Croatian authorities and the domicile population towards them. Roma suffering in Croatia will be analyzed as part of a systematic policy of the fascist states toward the Roma minority population. One part of the presentation will cover issues of today's perception of suffering in contemporary Croatian historiography. For this presentation it will be analyzed archival sources, relevant periodical publications and literature.

Romany; Croatia; Independent State of Croatia; persecution.

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