{"id":11584,"date":"2021-08-04T17:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T15:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&#038;p=11584"},"modified":"2021-08-09T10:38:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T08:38:00","slug":"president-milanovic-decorates-retired-colonel-dusan-viro-and-posthumously-franciscan-priest-frano-bilokapic","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-decorates-retired-colonel-dusan-viro-and-posthumously-franciscan-priest-frano-bilokapic\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 Decorates Retired Colonel Du\u0161an Viro and Posthumously Franciscan Priest Frano Bilokapi\u0107"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces Zoran Milanovi\u0107 conferred the Order of Ante Star\u010devi\u0107 on retired colonel Du\u0161an Viro for his contribution to the maintenance and development of the concept of Croatian statehood through the establishment and development of the sovereign Croatian state, and posthumously on Franciscan priest Frano Bilokapi\u0107 for his outstanding contribution to the development and reputation of the Republic of Croatia and the welfare of its citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Milanovi\u0107 presented the decorations at a ceremony held in the \u201cSinjska Alka\u201d museum in Sinj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his address President Milanovi\u0107 stated: \u201cToday I am here to give my respects and express gratitude on my behalf and on behalf of the Croatian state by virtue of my authority to two individuals who have done a great human deed, so say witnesses and others, and no one has said otherwise. The Croatian state must take such things into account because such actions are the foundations of our development, existence and formation. I congratulate Toni Pa\u0161tar, who was the initiator\u201d. 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