Andrija Artuković, Croatian politician, war criminal, and Porajmos perpetrator, first Minister of Interior of the Independent State of Croatia (born 1899)

Andrija Artuković

Convicted World War II war criminal (1899-1988)

Andrija Artuković was a Croatian lawyer, politician, and senior member of the fascist Ustaše movement, who served as the Minister of Internal Affairs and Minister of Justice in the Government of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) during World War II in Yugoslavia. He signed…

Romani Holocaust

Genocide against Romani in Europe during World War II

The Romani Holocaust was the genocide of European Roma and Sinti people during World War II. Beginning in 1933, Nazi Germany systematically persecuted the European Roma, Sinti and other peoples pejoratively labeled "Gypsy" through forcible internment and compulsory…

Government of the Independent State of Croatia

The Croatian State Government was the government of the Independent State of Croatia from 16 April 1941 until 8 May 1945.