Description: (Croatian Politician and Croatian People's Peasant Party Founder Who Was Assassinated in the Parliament)
Stjepan Radić was a notable Croatian politician who founded the Croatian People's Peasant Party (HPSS) and was instrumental in organizing the Croatian peasantry into a powerful political entity. He was a staunch opponent of Yugoslav union and later Serbian influence in the country, becoming a significant figure in Croatian politics. His assassination by a Serbian politician in parliament escalated tensions between Croats and Serbs, resulting in the collapse of the parliamentary system and the rise of the 6 January Dictatorship in 1929.