"Stop the War in Croatia" () is a Croatian

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and

peace song Some anti-war songs lament aspects of wars, while others patronize war. Most promote peace in some form, while others sing out against specific armed conflicts. Still others depict the physical and psychological destruction that warfare causes to ...

from 1991. It was written by the

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n pop singer, songwriter and politician

Tomislav Ivčić Tomislav Ivčić (6 January 1953 – 4 March 1993) was a Croatian pop singer, songwriter and politician. He died in a car accident and is buried in Zagreb at the Mirogoj Cemetery. Life and career A native of Zadar, Tomislav Ivčić became on ...

. For several weeks in 1991, the song was listed among

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's 100 most popular records.

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broadcast the song for first time on 12 August 1991, and the following day it was played by the

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and 44 other broadcasters. Hundreds of news reports and cover pages followed. "Stop the War in Croatia" received global air-time. In

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, the song got to the top of the 10 most listened to songs. "Stop the War in Croatia" caught the eye of many

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including

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, who asked people "to give as much as they could to help the children in

". According to Croatian Radiotelevision, the song helped promote the cause of Croatian independence on the global stage, leading to its

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Chart

References

{{reflist 1991 songs Anti-war songs Croatian patriotic songs Croatian War of Independence Peace songs Songs about Croatia