  ante paveliÄ (14 july 1889&nbsp;â 28 december 1959) was a croatian fascist leader and politician who led the ustaÅ¡e movement and who during world war ii ruled the independent state of croatia (ndh), a puppet state of fascist italy and nazi germany in part of occupied yugoslavia, pursuing genocidal policies against ethnic and racial minorities. paveliÄ was a lawyer and politician of the croatian party of rights in the kingdom of yugoslavia known for his nationalist beliefs about an independent croatia. by the end of the 1920s, his political activity became more radical as he called on croats to revolt against
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