Republic of Croatia (1990-1991)

Infobox Former Subdivision
native_name = "Republika Hrvatska"
conventional_long_name = Republic of Croatia
common_name = Montenegro
status_text = A federal unit of the
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1990-1991)
year_start = 1990
year_end = 1991
date_start =
date_end =
event_start = New Constitution
event_end = Declaration of independence
event1 = Log Revolution
date_event1 = 1990
p1 = Socialist Republic of Croatia
flag_p1 = Flag of SR Croatia.svg
s1 = Croatia
flag_s1 = Flag of Croatia.svg
s2 = Republic of Serbian Krajina
flag_s2 = Flag of Serbian Krajina (1991).svg

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symbol = Coat of arms of Croatia

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common_languages = Croatian
capital = Zagreb
government_type = Constituent republic
title_leader = President
leader1 = Franjo Tuđman
year_leader1 = 1990 – 1991 (as head of an independent country after 1991)
title_deputy = Prime Minister
deputy1 = Stjepan Mesić
year_deputy1 = 1990
deputy2 = Josip Manolić
year_deputy2 = 1990 - 1991
currency = Yugoslav dinar

The Republic of Croatia was briefly a constituent republic within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.The creation of a constituent republic based on democratic institutions occurred in 1990 when elections were held. Franjo Tuđman was elected Croatian President that year and promised independence if reforms were not introduced. While generally heading towards independence, the government attempted final negotiations with the Serbian government to create a confederal Yugoslavia in which Croatia and other republics would be autonomous and powers would be decentralized. This was not accepted.

From 1990 to 1991, Croatia faced political crisis within Yugoslavia as Serb-populated areas attempted to form an enclave called Serbian Krajina which intended to separate from Croatia if Croatia itself attempted to separate. The crisis began with the Log Revolution as Croatian Serbs cut down trees which they used to block roads. This hampered Croatian tourism and caused alarm in the province of Dalmatia as Croatia was having the 1990 European Championships in Athletics taking place in Split.

Croatia's status as a constituent republic came to an end in 1991 after a referendum on independence where a majority of Croatians endorsed independence from Yugoslavia. Serb-controlled areas of Croatia became part of the unrecognized Republic of Serbian Krajina, which would not be under Croatian control until 1995.