DAILY CATHOLIC TUESDAY December 14, 1999 vol. 10, no. 237
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PAPAL CONDOLENCE ON DEATH OF CROATIAN LEADERVATICAN (CWNews.com) -- Pope John Paul II has sent a message of condolence to the people of Croatia, upon the death of that country's President Franjo Tudjman.
In a telegram addressed to Vlatko Pavletic, the president of the Croatian
parliament, the Pontiff said that Tudjman-- who died in the night on
December 10, after a long debilitating illness-- would be remember for his
role in giving Croatia an independent voice in world affairs after the fall of
the Soviet empire.
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