Božidar Kavran (1913–1948) was a member of the

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regime. Kavran was born in

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on 22 September 1913. He served as leader of the Ustaše from May 1943 onwards. He attempted to organize a rebellion against the

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Yugoslav government in the post-war years. He led a group of exiled Croatian fighters into the country on 4 July 1948. They called this ''Operation April 10''. However, he was captured by the UDBA in Operation Gvardijan and executed in 1948.

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