Ante Pavelić

Who was Ante Pavelić?

Dr. Ante Pavelić, was a Croatian dentist and politician.

In Croatian sources, he is usually referred as stariji or zubar to be distinguished from the more notable Croatian fascist leader and politician Ante Pavelić, who was twenty years younger and member of a different Party of Rights.

Starting in 1906 he was a member of the Croatian parliament from the Party of Rights. The Party of Rights that Pavelić belonged to was known as Milinovci, after their leader Mile Starčević.

On October 5, 1918 Pavelić presided over the initial session of the National Assembly of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs. On October 19, he became the vice president of the National Assembly. Pavelić authored the Croatian Parliament's declaration of October 29, 1918 that formally acknowledged the National Assembly as the superior authority over Croatia.

Pavelić and others started negotiating with the Serbian envoy to the National Assembly Dušan T.