Neredi na Sinjskoj alci 1935. godine
Riots at Alka Coimpetition in August of 1935
Author(s): Nikica BarićSubject(s): History
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: Sinj; Alka Competition; Croatian Peasant Party; Gendarmerie; Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Summary/Abstract: The article is based on archival sources and deals with riots that took place during and after the Alka competition in Sinj in August of 1935. During the riots gendarmes and civilians who supported Croatian Peasant Party clashed. Several persons were injured and gendarmes shot to death one civilian. The article presents various interpretations concerning the responsibility for the riots and it also gives some information concerning the political relations in Sinj at the time when riots occurred. The article also shows what procedure Yugoslav gendarmes used in suppression of riots.
Journal: Časopis za suvremenu povijest
- Issue Year: 38/2006
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 939-953
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Croatian