Rudolf Arapović
Rudolf Arapović (December 8, 1937 – August 3, 2007) was a Croatian writer and dissident who was born in the Central Bosnian town of Busovača and died near Samobor.
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Born | December 8, 1937 Busovača, Bosnia & Herzegovina |
Died | August 3, 2007, aged 69 |
Resting place | Otruševac cemetery, Samobor |
Biography
As a young child, he found himself in the
Rudolf was arrested on June 7, 1965, with five other colleagues after anti-Yugoslav protests were held in the city of Zagreb.[6] He was given a one-year sentence for reading the emigrant press to other colleagues. Roughly four months after being released from prison, Rudolf would escape Yugoslavia with his friend and fellow convict Bruno Bušić to Vienna, Austria. Rudolf would continue his studies in Vienna and participated in political work for Croatian emigrants, translating different Croatian publications into German and distributing writings to the press. During this time he would edit and publish The Bulletin of Croatian Socialists.[7] The UDBA would follow him in Vienna, which led to Rudolf moving to Canada, working as a Tobacco Picker for four months.
He would then proceed to move from Canada back to Vienna before he decided to leave for the United States of America, going from New York City to
He would die at 7:10 am on August 3, 2007, at his home in nearby Savršćak to Cancer. His funeral was held at the Otruševac cemetery on August 6, 2007. Rudolf had donated over 10,000 Euros worth of books to the Church of Croatian Martyrs in Udbina before he passed. His funeral mass was held in nearby Domaslovec.[3]
Honours
References
- ^ inavukic (May 12, 2018). "Bleiburg Massacres of Croatians". Croatia, the War, and the Future. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ "Monastery of Saint-Bonaventure, Visoko". Religiana. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ a b "Rudolf Arapovic – Refugee Life". www.ra.hrvati-amac.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "Faculty of Philosophy and Religious Studies Zagreb". Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ "Anđelko Mijatović: Rudolf Arapović 1937 – 2007". www.croatia.org. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ "(Croatian) The Life Path and Works of Rudolf Arapovic". www.ra.hrvati-amac.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "(Croatian) (Archive) List of Croatian Emigrant Papers". June 20, 2006. Archived from the original on June 20, 2006. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ a b "(Croatian) Rudolf Arapović's life in Washington D.C". www.ra.hrvati-amac.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "(Croatian) Narodne Novine: Franjo Tuđman decorates Rudolf Arapović". narodne-novine.nn.hr. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "The Washington Post: In Defense of Croatia by Rudolf Arapović". The Washington Post.
Further reading
Croats AMAC Šime Letin: The life path and works of Rudolf Arapović. Refugee life
Croats AMAC Šime Letin: The life path and works of Rudolf Arapović. Life in Washington
Croats AMAC Šime Letin: The life path and works of Rudolf Arapović. Return to homeland