Mate Boban

Mate Boban
1st President of Herzeg-Bosnia
In office 18 November 1991 – 8 February 1994
Prime Minister	Jadranko Prlić
Vice President	Dario Kordić
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Krešimir Zubak
President of the Croatian Democratic Union
In office 14 November 1992 – 10 July 1994
Preceded by	Milenko Brkić
Succeeded by	Dario Kordić
Personal details
Born	(1940-02-12)12 February 1940 Sovići, Banovina of Croatia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died	7 July 1997(1997-07-07) (aged 57) Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Resting place	Gorica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Political party	SKJ (1958–1990) Croatian Democratic Union (1990–1997)
Profession	politician economist
Awards	Order of Nikola Šubić Zrinski Order of Ante Starčević Homeland's Gratitude Medal Homeland War Memorial Medal

Mate Boban (Croatian pronunciation: [mǎːte bǒban]; 12 February 1940 – 7 July 1997) was a Bosnian Croat politician and one of the founders of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, an unrecognized entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was the first president of Herzeg-Bosnia from 1991 until 1994. From 1992 to 1994, Boban was the President of the Croatian Democratic Union. He died in 1997 due to a stroke.