- Rukavina
Rukavina is a Croatian
surname (fromBunjevci group [ A.Mohorovičić, M.Marković: Zbornik za narodni život i običaje, Knjiga 53, HAZU, Zagreb 1995.
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*Danijel Rukavina - Croatian academist, Full Member (Cell Biologist, Imunologist, Microbiologist, Pioneer of Transplatationist Medicine in Croatia) [hr icon [http://www.hazu.hr/Akademici/DRukavina_Bio.html ]
*Ana Stavljenić-Rukavina , former Croatian Minister for Health in Croatia in 2000 [hr icon [https://tkojetko.irb.hr/znanstvenikDetalji.php?sifznan=1416 IRB.hr] Detalji znanstvenika ] [hr icon [http://www.vjesnik.hr/pdf/2002%5C01%5C18%5C03A3.PDF Vjesnik] Dr. Ana Stavljenić-Rukavina kandidirat će se za rektoricu ..., Jan 18, 2002 ]
*Ana Rukavina , Croatian journalist, whose tragical death from leukemia has alarmed Croatia [ [http://www.zaklada-ana-rukavina.hr/content/en/o_zakladi/default.aspx Ana Rukavina Foundation] ]
*Ilija Rukavina Ljubački - Croatian linguist, author of Croatian grammar from 1843
*Davor Rukavina - Croatian basketballer, played forYugoslavia national basketball team
*Ante Rukavina - Croatian footballer
*BaronJuraj Rukavina of Vidovgrad ("Georg Baron Rukavina von Vidovgrad"), 19th c. Commander of Croatian Army, famous for its speech in Croatian Sabor on November 11, 1832, when he used Croatian language (until then, Croatian hasn't been heard in Sabor for a long period of time)
*Antonio Rukavina - Serbian international footballer
*Juraj "Juco" Rukavina - Croatian revolutionary, former Austro-Hungarian officer, leader ofLika Uprising in 1932, colonel of Ustashi Vojnica
*OberstleutnantStephan Rukavina von Liebstadt , Commander of Feldhaubitzregiment „Erzherzog Albrecht“ Nr. 5 of Austro-Hungarian Army
*Ivan Joso Rukavina, General of Tito's army, "narodni heroj ", participant of Croatian anti-fascist uprising in 1941 in Sisak [hr icon [http://www.hrt.hr/arhiv/98/06/22/h6_hrv.html HRT] ]
*BaronMatija Rukavina , Austrian General, Commander of Croatian forces (Campoformio Peace)
*Dario Rukavina , CroatianSF novelist
*Fridrik Rukavina, director of Opera in Zagreb in '20's
*Tom Rukavina - Croatian-American politician
*Tomislav Rukavina - Croatian footballer
*Josip Rukavina - Croatian chess-player
*Tomislav Rukavina (architect) - Croatian architect
*Vladimir Rukavina (architect) - Croatian architect
*Mary Ann Rukavina, member ofThe Ayn Rand Collective and teacher onNathaniel Branden Institute
*Jennifer Rukavina , Chief Meteorologist of the News Team onWPSD-TV
*Elizabeth Rukavina, voice of Darkstar in X-Men
*Frank Rukavina, Conservative Party candidate in 2008 Canadian federal elections
*Mile Rukavina , leader ofUjedinjeni Hrvati Njemačke (United Croats of Germany), Croat emigrant association, assasinated by Yugoslav secret policeReferences
External links
* [http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=27643 Senjski zbornik, No.31, Dec 2004] Bunjevci noble and officer's family Rukavina
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