Zvonimir Cervenko was a Croatian general and the chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia from 1995–96. At the beginning of the Croatian War of Independence, Franjo Tu?man, president of the Republic of Croatia offered him the position of the minister of defence, but Cervenko refused saying "I'm a soldier, not politician". He organized the defence of Zagreb, the blockade of enemy barracks, and started the process of forming 14 brigades in Zagreb. In January 1992, Cervenko became the commander of Croatian Home Guard (Domobranstvo), becoming deputy of chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia. The top of his military career came just before the Operation Storm, when he succeeded Janko Bobetko in the position of Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia. He served as Chief of General Staff from 15 July 1995 until 16 November 1996. During his command, the Croatian Army executed the most successful operation of the war, Operation Storm. President Tudman replaced him in November 1996. He later became a member of the Chamber of Counties of the Croatian Parliament (Sabor) on the electoral list of the Croatian Democratic Union. Beginning in 2000 he served as a member of the Amnesty Commission. Cervenko died on 17 February 2001 in Zagreb.
Zvonimir Cervenko was a Croatian general and the chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia from 1995–96. At the beginning of the Croatian War of Independence, Franjo Tu?man, president of the Republic of Croatia offered him the position of the minister of defence, but Cervenko refused saying "I'm a soldier, not politician". He organized the defence of Zagreb, the blockade of enemy barracks, and started the process of forming 14 brigades in Zagreb. In January 1992, Cervenko became the commander of Croatian Home Guard (Domobranstvo), becoming deputy of chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia. The top of his military career came just before the Operation Storm, when he succeeded Janko Bobetko in the position of Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia. He served as Chief of General Staff from 15 July 1995 until 16 November 1996. During his command, the Croatian Army executed the most successful operation of the war, Operation Storm. President Tudman replaced him in November 1996. He later became a member of the Chamber of Counties of the Croatian Parliament (Sabor) on the electoral list of the Croatian Democratic Union. Beginning in 2000 he served as a member of the Amnesty Commission. Cervenko died on 17 February 2001 in Zagreb.
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