Balada o Miri Barešiću - Revision history

Randomatribute20k: /* Music and lyrics */ done. if it's too weighted, feel free to change it up accordingly. This was a fun little rabbit hole to go down. Had to delete the portion where he went to Italy because I couldn't find a source and other things were adjusted.

2024-01-09T07:32:24Z

Music and lyrics: done. if it's too weighted, feel free to change it up accordingly. This was a fun little rabbit hole to go down. Had to delete the portion where he went to Italy because I couldn't find a source and other things were adjusted.

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	Miro Barešić was born in Šibenik on the 10th of September 1950. At 18 he was sentenced to six months in prison for refusing to join the Yugoslav army and was sent to Goli Otok. After serving his sentence, he fled to Sweden where he would link up with members of the Croatian National Resistance movement. The movement was an organization that consisted of Croatian nationalists.		Miro Barešić was born in Šibenik on the 10th of September 1950. At 18 he was sentenced to six months in prison for refusing to join the Yugoslav army and was sent to Goli Otok. After serving his sentence, he fled to Sweden where he would link up with members of the Croatian National Resistance movement. The movement was an organization that consisted of Croatian nationalists.

	In 1971 he would gain notoriety when he and Anđelko Brajković stormed the Yugoslav embassy in Sweden and took the Yugoslav ambassador Vladimir Rolović hostage. Rolović was the former head of UDBA (previously OZNA), and former commander of the Goli Otok prison and was to be exchanged for Miljenko Hrkać,<ref name=":0" /> a member of the Croatian Liberation Movement who was sentenced to death two years prior due to alleged bomb planting.<ref>[https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/bombu-u-beogradu-nije-postavio-miljenko-hrkac-158290 "Bombu u Beogradu nije postavio Miljenko Hrkać"]. ''Večernji list''. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.novosti.rs/dodatni_sadrzaj/clanci.119.html:579339-Pakao-u-bioskopu-20-oktobar "Pakao u bioskopu 20. oktobar"]. Novosti.rs. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref> There are some conflicting reports regarding the death of Rolović, with some saying that Barešić shot him while in the duo's custody<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230425235440/https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/regija/likvidacija-rolovica-je-prvi-atentat-na-najviseg-predstavnika-sfrj-u-svijetu-ubili-su-ga-radikalni-hrvatski-emigranti-1279950 "Likvidacija Rolovića je prvi atentat na najvišeg predstavnika SFRJ u svijetu. Ubili su ga radikalni hrvatski emigranti"]. ''Slobodna Dalmacija''. 9 April 2023. Archived from [https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/regija/likvidacija-rolovica-je-prvi-atentat-na-najviseg-predstavnika-sfrj-u-svijetu-ubili-su-ga-radikalni-hrvatski-emigranti-1279950 the original] on April 25 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.espreso.co.rs/vesti/drustvo/539579/ubijen-je-srpski-ambasador-vladimir-rolovic-njegov-ubica-dobio-je-spomenik-usred-evropske-unije "UBIJEN JE SRPSKI AMBASADOR VLADIMIR ROLOVIĆ: Njegov ubica dobio je spomenik usred Evropske unije"]. ''Espreso.rs''. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref> and other sources claiming that Barešić shot him in an act of self defense since Rolović reached for his gun.<ref name=":1">[https://web.archive.org/web/20230424042158/https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/zivot-i-smrt-puni-kontroverzi-miro-baresic-je-u-grob-odnio-brojne-tajne-321768 "Život i smrt puni kontroverzi: Miro Barešić je u grob odnio brojne tajne"]. ''Slobodna Dalmacija''. 2 August 2016. Archived from [https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/zivot-i-smrt-puni-kontroverzi-miro-baresic-je-u-grob-odnio-brojne-tajne-321768 the original] on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201108091244/https://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/miro-baresic-dobio-svoj-spomenik-u-dragama-4572533 "Miro Barešić dobio svoj spomenik u Dragama"]. ''Jutarnji list''. 30 July 2016. Archived from [https://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/miro-baresic-dobio-svoj-spomenik-u-dragama-4572533 the original] on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref> When the police came, the two immediately surrender. While being escorted, Miro kissed Anđelko on the cheek and started chanting "Long live the Independent State of Croatia" and "Long live Ante Pavelić".<ref>[https://varldenshistoria.se/kriminalitet/terrorism/kroater-kapade-flyg-i-sverige Kapardramat på Bulltofta]. ''Allt om Historia''. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101114/https://www.na.se/artikel/ledare/nar-terrorismen-kom-till-sverige När terrorismen kom till Sverige]. ''Nerikes Allehanda.'' 4 January 2001. Archived from [https://www.na.se/artikel/ledare/nar-terrorismen-kom-till-sverige the original] on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref> Barešić, Brajković, and Ante Stojanov (Stojanov planned the kidnapping with Brajković, but did not participate in it) were sentenced to life imprisonment and served their sentence until 1972, when a group of Croatian terrorists hijacked a Swedish domestic flight, demanding their release.<ref name=":1" />		In 1971 he would gain notoriety when he and Anđelko Brajković stormed the Yugoslav embassy in Sweden and took the Yugoslav ambassador Vladimir Rolović hostage. Rolović was the former head of UDBA (previously OZNA), and former commander of the Goli Otok prison and was to be exchanged for Miljenko Hrkać,<ref name=":0" /> a member of the Croatian Liberation Movement who was sentenced to death two years prior due to alleged bomb planting.<ref>[https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/bombu-u-beogradu-nije-postavio-miljenko-hrkac-158290 "Bombu u Beogradu nije postavio Miljenko Hrkać"]. ''Večernji list''. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.novosti.rs/dodatni_sadrzaj/clanci.119.html:579339-Pakao-u-bioskopu-20-oktobar "Pakao u bioskopu 20. oktobar"]. Novosti.rs. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref> There are some conflicting reports regarding the death of Rolović, with some saying that Barešić shot him while in the duo's custody<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230425235440/https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/regija/likvidacija-rolovica-je-prvi-atentat-na-najviseg-predstavnika-sfrj-u-svijetu-ubili-su-ga-radikalni-hrvatski-emigranti-1279950 "Likvidacija Rolovića je prvi atentat na najvišeg predstavnika SFRJ u svijetu. Ubili su ga radikalni hrvatski emigranti"]. ''Slobodna Dalmacija''. 9 April 2023. Archived from [https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/regija/likvidacija-rolovica-je-prvi-atentat-na-najviseg-predstavnika-sfrj-u-svijetu-ubili-su-ga-radikalni-hrvatski-emigranti-1279950 the original] on April 25 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.espreso.co.rs/vesti/drustvo/539579/ubijen-je-srpski-ambasador-vladimir-rolovic-njegov-ubica-dobio-je-spomenik-usred-evropske-unije "UBIJEN JE SRPSKI AMBASADOR VLADIMIR ROLOVIĆ: Njegov ubica dobio je spomenik usred Evropske unije"]. ''Espreso.rs''. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref> and other sources claiming that Barešić shot him in an act of self defense since Rolović reached for his gun.<ref name=":1">[https://web.archive.org/web/20230424042158/https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/zivot-i-smrt-puni-kontroverzi-miro-baresic-je-u-grob-odnio-brojne-tajne-321768 "Život i smrt puni kontroverzi: Miro Barešić je u grob odnio brojne tajne"]. ''Slobodna Dalmacija''. 2 August 2016. Archived from [https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/zivot-i-smrt-puni-kontroverzi-miro-baresic-je-u-grob-odnio-brojne-tajne-321768 the original] on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref><ref name=":2">[https://web.archive.org/web/20201108091244/https://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/miro-baresic-dobio-svoj-spomenik-u-dragama-4572533 "Miro Barešić dobio svoj spomenik u Dragama"]. ''Jutarnji list''. 30 July 2016. Archived from [https://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/miro-baresic-dobio-svoj-spomenik-u-dragama-4572533 the original] on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref> When the police came, the two immediately surrender. While being escorted, Miro kissed Anđelko on the cheek and started chanting "Long live the Independent State of Croatia" and "Long live Ante Pavelić".<ref>[https://varldenshistoria.se/kriminalitet/terrorism/kroater-kapade-flyg-i-sverige Kapardramat på Bulltofta]. ''Allt om Historia''. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101114/https://www.na.se/artikel/ledare/nar-terrorismen-kom-till-sverige När terrorismen kom till Sverige]. ''Nerikes Allehanda.'' 4 January 2001. Archived from [https://www.na.se/artikel/ledare/nar-terrorismen-kom-till-sverige the original] on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref> Barešić, Brajković, and Ante Stojanov (Stojanov planned the kidnapping with Brajković, but did not participate in it) were sentenced to life imprisonment and served their sentence until 1972, when a group of Croatian terrorists hijacked a Swedish domestic flight, demanding their release.<ref name=":1" />

	Barešić was flown to Spain where he as jailed for 18 months. After serving his sentence, he emigrated to Paraguay under pseudonym "Toni Šarac". After saving the life of a general's son, he joined the Paraguayan army and became a bodyguard for the Paraguayan ambassador of the USA. His identity was soon discovered and in 1980, was extradited to Sweden where he was to be extradited back to his home country Yugoslavia. Sweden would reverse their decision after Barešić went on a fifty-day hunger strike and in 1987, he was expelled back to Paraguay.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />		Barešić was flown to Spain where he as jailed for 18 months. After serving his sentence, he emigrated to Paraguay under pseudonym "Toni Šarac". After saving the life of a general's son, he joined the Paraguayan army and became a bodyguard for the Paraguayan ambassador of the USA. His identity was soon discovered and in 1980, was extradited to Sweden where he was to be extradited back to his home country Yugoslavia. Sweden would reverse their decision after Barešić went on a fifty-day hunger strike and in 1987, he was expelled back to Paraguay.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
	[[File:Miro-baresic.jpg\|thumb\|Miro Barešić a few days before his death (July 1991)]]		[[File:Miro-baresic.jpg\|thumb\|Miro Barešić a few days before his death (July 1991)]]
	In April 1991 around the start of the war, he recorded video testimony where he hinted that he would come back to his homeland. He then obtained a Yugoslav passport under the pseudonym "Božidar Smotalić" and returned in secret on the 12th of July. While in Croatia, he went under the name the alias "Marko Marić" (one source states that he also went under the alias "Ante Aras")<ref>"[https://archive.vn/y9PWx MIRO BAREŠIĆ – život i pogibija nepokolebljivog hrvatskog revolucionara]". Maxportal.hr. 30 July 2014. Archived from [https://www.maxportal.hr/naslovna/miro-baresic-zivot-i-pogibija-nepokolebljivog-hrvatskog-revolucionara/ the original] on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref> and met with other emigrants. He joined the Ministry of Defense in Zadar and commanded a special unit. On the 31st of July 1991~~, at his first action in the army~~, he was killed near Benkovac.<ref name=":0" /> The circumstances of Barešić's death are ~~controversial~~. ~~It was the subject~~ of ~~a criminal inquest of 2002, launched after Nikola Majstorović, author of a film dealing~~ Barešić~~'s death, filed a complaint with~~ the ~~Croatian State Attorney~~, ~~and~~ it ~~concluded~~ that Barešić was ~~killed~~ in ~~an ambush prepared by the SAO Krajina special police. Two private investigators, on the other hand, claimed Barešić~~ was ~~killed~~ by ~~one of men in~~ his ~~own unit~~, ~~allegedly to cover up the identities of former Yugoslav secret police agents who had returned to Croatia since 1990 under the guise of political dissidents before~~ Barešić ~~identified them~~.		In April 1991 around the start of the war, he recorded video testimony where he hinted that he would come back to his homeland. He then obtained a Yugoslav passport under the pseudonym "Božidar Smotalić" and returned in secret on the 12th of July. While in Croatia, he went under the name the alias "Marko Marić" (one source states that he also went under the alias "Ante Aras")<ref name=":3">"[https://archive.vn/y9PWx MIRO BAREŠIĆ – život i pogibija nepokolebljivog hrvatskog revolucionara]". Maxportal.hr. 30 July 2014. Archived from [https://www.maxportal.hr/naslovna/miro-baresic-zivot-i-pogibija-nepokolebljivog-hrvatskog-revolucionara/ the original] on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref> and met with other emigrants. He joined the Ministry of Defense in Zadar (ZNG) and commanded a special unit. On the 31st of July 1991, he was killed in action in Donje Marije near Benkovac in his first and only action.<ref name=":0" /> The circumstances of Barešić's death are unclear as no thorough investigation was conducted. The official version of events is that Barešić had fallen to the SAO Krajina forces,<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> although in recent years it is suggested that members of KOS set him up because he knew too much.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" />

			In 2016, a bronze statue of Barešić was erected in his birthplace in Draga and was commissioned by his cousin, Ante Barešić.<ref name=":2" />

	The lyrics were written by [[Ante Muštra-Tulija]], who worked with Duško on his 1991 album ''[[Toplo Mi Je Oko Duše\|Toplo mi je oko duše]]'' . The music was written by famous composer [[Đorđe Novković]]. The song is more of a memorial for Barešić rather than divulging in the specifics of the tragedy.		The lyrics were written by [[Ante Muštra-Tulija]], who worked with Duško on his 1991 album ''[[Toplo Mi Je Oko Duše\|Toplo mi je oko duše]]'' . The music was written by famous composer [[Đorđe Novković]]. The song is more of a memorial for Barešić rather than divulging in the specifics of the tragedy.

Randomatribute20k: Almost done. Crazy thing is that this gets a lot more complicated the more you search around.

2024-01-09T00:26:14Z

Almost done. Crazy thing is that this gets a lot more complicated the more you search around.

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	Miro Barešić was born in Šibenik on the 10th of September 1950. At 18 he was sentenced to six months in prison for refusing to join the Yugoslav army and was sent to Goli Otok. After serving his sentence, he fled to Sweden where he would link up with members of the Croatian National Resistance movement. The movement was an organization that consisted of Croatian nationalists.		Miro Barešić was born in Šibenik on the 10th of September 1950. At 18 he was sentenced to six months in prison for refusing to join the Yugoslav army and was sent to Goli Otok. After serving his sentence, he fled to Sweden where he would link up with members of the Croatian National Resistance movement. The movement was an organization that consisted of Croatian nationalists.

	In 1971 he would gain notoriety when he and Anđelko Brajković stormed the Yugoslav embassy in Sweden and took the Yugoslav ambassador Vladimir Rolović hostage. Rolović was the former head of UDBA (previously OZNA), and former commander of the Goli Otok prison and was to be exchanged for Miljenko Hrkać,<ref name=":0" /> a member of the Croatian Liberation Movement who was sentenced to death two years prior due to alleged bomb planting.<ref>[https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/bombu-u-beogradu-nije-postavio-miljenko-hrkac-158290 "Bombu u Beogradu nije postavio Miljenko Hrkać"]. ''Večernji list''. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.novosti.rs/dodatni_sadrzaj/clanci.119.html:579339-Pakao-u-bioskopu-20-oktobar "Pakao u bioskopu 20. oktobar"]. Novosti.rs. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref> There are some conflicting reports regarding the death of Rolović, with some saying that Barešić shot him while in the duo's custody<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230425235440/https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/regija/likvidacija-rolovica-je-prvi-atentat-na-najviseg-predstavnika-sfrj-u-svijetu-ubili-su-ga-radikalni-hrvatski-emigranti-1279950 "Likvidacija Rolovića je prvi atentat na najvišeg predstavnika SFRJ u svijetu. Ubili su ga radikalni hrvatski emigranti"]. ''Slobodna Dalmacija''. 9 April 2023. Archived from [https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/regija/likvidacija-rolovica-je-prvi-atentat-na-najviseg-predstavnika-sfrj-u-svijetu-ubili-su-ga-radikalni-hrvatski-emigranti-1279950 the original] on April 25 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.espreso.co.rs/vesti/drustvo/539579/ubijen-je-srpski-ambasador-vladimir-rolovic-njegov-ubica-dobio-je-spomenik-usred-evropske-unije "UBIJEN JE SRPSKI AMBASADOR VLADIMIR ROLOVIĆ: Njegov ubica dobio je spomenik usred Evropske unije"]. ''Espreso.rs''. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref> and other sources claiming that Barešić shot him in an act of self defense since Rolović reached for his gun.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230424042158/https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/zivot-i-smrt-puni-kontroverzi-miro-baresic-je-u-grob-odnio-brojne-tajne-321768 "Život i smrt puni kontroverzi: Miro Barešić je u grob odnio brojne tajne"]. ''Slobodna Dalmacija''. 2 August 2016. Archived from [https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/zivot-i-smrt-puni-kontroverzi-miro-baresic-je-u-grob-odnio-brojne-tajne-321768 the original] on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201108091244/https://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/miro-baresic-dobio-svoj-spomenik-u-dragama-4572533 "Miro Barešić dobio svoj spomenik u Dragama"]. ''Jutarnji list''. 30 July 2016. Archived from [https://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/miro-baresic-dobio-svoj-spomenik-u-dragama-4572533 the original] on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref> ~~They surrendered shortly after that~~. While ~~they were~~ being escorted, Miro kissed Anđelko on the cheek and started chanting "Long live the Independent State of Croatia" and "Long live Ante Pavelić".<ref>[https://varldenshistoria.se/kriminalitet/terrorism/kroater-kapade-flyg-i-sverige Kapardramat på Bulltofta]. ''Allt om Historia''. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101114/https://www.na.se/artikel/ledare/nar-terrorismen-kom-till-sverige När terrorismen kom till Sverige]. ''Nerikes Allehanda.'' 4 January 2001. Archived from [https://www.na.se/artikel/ledare/nar-terrorismen-kom-till-sverige the original] on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref> ~~They would serve~~ their sentence ~~only~~ until 1972, when a group of Croatian terrorists hijacked a Swedish domestic flight, demanding their release.		In 1971 he would gain notoriety when he and Anđelko Brajković stormed the Yugoslav embassy in Sweden and took the Yugoslav ambassador Vladimir Rolović hostage. Rolović was the former head of UDBA (previously OZNA), and former commander of the Goli Otok prison and was to be exchanged for Miljenko Hrkać,<ref name=":0" /> a member of the Croatian Liberation Movement who was sentenced to death two years prior due to alleged bomb planting.<ref>[https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/bombu-u-beogradu-nije-postavio-miljenko-hrkac-158290 "Bombu u Beogradu nije postavio Miljenko Hrkać"]. ''Večernji list''. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.novosti.rs/dodatni_sadrzaj/clanci.119.html:579339-Pakao-u-bioskopu-20-oktobar "Pakao u bioskopu 20. oktobar"]. Novosti.rs. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref> There are some conflicting reports regarding the death of Rolović, with some saying that Barešić shot him while in the duo's custody<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230425235440/https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/regija/likvidacija-rolovica-je-prvi-atentat-na-najviseg-predstavnika-sfrj-u-svijetu-ubili-su-ga-radikalni-hrvatski-emigranti-1279950 "Likvidacija Rolovića je prvi atentat na najvišeg predstavnika SFRJ u svijetu. Ubili su ga radikalni hrvatski emigranti"]. ''Slobodna Dalmacija''. 9 April 2023. Archived from [https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/regija/likvidacija-rolovica-je-prvi-atentat-na-najviseg-predstavnika-sfrj-u-svijetu-ubili-su-ga-radikalni-hrvatski-emigranti-1279950 the original] on April 25 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.espreso.co.rs/vesti/drustvo/539579/ubijen-je-srpski-ambasador-vladimir-rolovic-njegov-ubica-dobio-je-spomenik-usred-evropske-unije "UBIJEN JE SRPSKI AMBASADOR VLADIMIR ROLOVIĆ: Njegov ubica dobio je spomenik usred Evropske unije"]. ''Espreso.rs''. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref> and other sources claiming that Barešić shot him in an act of self defense since Rolović reached for his gun.<ref name=":1">[https://web.archive.org/web/20230424042158/https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/zivot-i-smrt-puni-kontroverzi-miro-baresic-je-u-grob-odnio-brojne-tajne-321768 "Život i smrt puni kontroverzi: Miro Barešić je u grob odnio brojne tajne"]. ''Slobodna Dalmacija''. 2 August 2016. Archived from [https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/zivot-i-smrt-puni-kontroverzi-miro-baresic-je-u-grob-odnio-brojne-tajne-321768 the original] on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201108091244/https://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/miro-baresic-dobio-svoj-spomenik-u-dragama-4572533 "Miro Barešić dobio svoj spomenik u Dragama"]. ''Jutarnji list''. 30 July 2016. Archived from [https://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/miro-baresic-dobio-svoj-spomenik-u-dragama-4572533 the original] on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref> When the police came, the two immediately surrender. While being escorted, Miro kissed Anđelko on the cheek and started chanting "Long live the Independent State of Croatia" and "Long live Ante Pavelić".<ref>[https://varldenshistoria.se/kriminalitet/terrorism/kroater-kapade-flyg-i-sverige Kapardramat på Bulltofta]. ''Allt om Historia''. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101114/https://www.na.se/artikel/ledare/nar-terrorismen-kom-till-sverige När terrorismen kom till Sverige]. ''Nerikes Allehanda.'' 4 January 2001. Archived from [https://www.na.se/artikel/ledare/nar-terrorismen-kom-till-sverige the original] on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref> Barešić, Brajković, and Ante Stojanov (Stojanov planned the kidnapping with Brajković, but did not participate in it) were sentenced to life imprisonment and served their sentence until 1972, when a group of Croatian terrorists hijacked a Swedish domestic flight, demanding their release.<ref name=":1" />

	Barešić was flown to Spain~~, stayed in custody~~ for 19 months ~~and then moved~~ to Paraguay under the ~~false name~~ of ~~Toni Šarić. There~~ he joined the ~~armed forces, rising to the rank of captain. He was sent to the USA as~~ a bodyguard for the Paraguayan ambassador. His identity was discovered and he was ~~forced~~ to ~~flee~~ back to ~~Paraguay~~. ~~However he~~ would ~~face trial in New York~~ after ~~an extortion ring that targeted Yugoslav immigrants to the United States was uncovered~~ and~~, despite being acquitted~~, he was ~~deported~~ to ~~Sweden where he was sentenced to life in prison, only serving 7 years between 1980 and 1987~~.		Barešić was flown to Spain where he as jailed for 18 months. After serving his sentence, he emigrated to Paraguay under pseudonym "Toni Šarac". After saving the life of a general's son, he joined the Paraguayan army and became a bodyguard for the Paraguayan ambassador of the USA. His identity was soon discovered and in 1980, was extradited to Sweden where he was to be extradited back to his home country Yugoslavia. Sweden would reverse their decision after Barešić went on a fifty-day hunger strike and in 1987, he was expelled back to Paraguay.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
	[[File:Miro-baresic.jpg\|thumb\|Miro Barešić a few days before his death (July 1991)]]		[[File:Miro-baresic.jpg\|thumb\|Miro Barešić a few days before his death (July 1991)]]
	In April 1991 around the start of the war, he recorded video testimony ~~in Paraguay~~ where he hinted that he would come back to his homeland. He then obtained a Yugoslav passport under the pseudonym "Božidar Smotalić" and returned in secret on the 12th of July.<ref>"[https://archive.vn/y9PWx MIRO BAREŠIĆ – život i pogibija nepokolebljivog hrvatskog revolucionara]". Maxportal.hr. 30 July 2014. Archived from [https://www.maxportal.hr/naslovna/miro-baresic-zivot-i-pogibija-nepokolebljivog-hrvatskog-revolucionara/ the original] on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref> ~~Under the name "Marko Marić", he formed a unit subordinated to~~ the Ministry of ~~Defence~~ in Zadar. On the 31st of July 1991, at his first action in the army, he was killed near Benkovac. The circumstances of Barešić's death are controversial. It was the subject of a criminal inquest of 2002, launched after Nikola Majstorović, author of a film dealing Barešić's death, filed a complaint with the Croatian State Attorney, and it concluded that Barešić was killed in an ambush prepared by the SAO Krajina special police. Two private investigators, on the other hand, claimed Barešić was killed by one of men in his own unit, allegedly to cover up the identities of former Yugoslav secret police agents who had returned to Croatia since 1990 under the guise of political dissidents before Barešić identified them.		In April 1991 around the start of the war, he recorded video testimony where he hinted that he would come back to his homeland. He then obtained a Yugoslav passport under the pseudonym "Božidar Smotalić" and returned in secret on the 12th of July. While in Croatia, he went under the name the alias "Marko Marić" (one source states that he also went under the alias "Ante Aras")<ref>"[https://archive.vn/y9PWx MIRO BAREŠIĆ – život i pogibija nepokolebljivog hrvatskog revolucionara]". Maxportal.hr. 30 July 2014. Archived from [https://www.maxportal.hr/naslovna/miro-baresic-zivot-i-pogibija-nepokolebljivog-hrvatskog-revolucionara/ the original] on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2024.</ref> and met with other emigrants. He joined the Ministry of Defense in Zadar and commanded a special unit. On the 31st of July 1991, at his first action in the army, he was killed near Benkovac.<ref name=":0" /> The circumstances of Barešić's death are controversial. It was the subject of a criminal inquest of 2002, launched after Nikola Majstorović, author of a film dealing Barešić's death, filed a complaint with the Croatian State Attorney, and it concluded that Barešić was killed in an ambush prepared by the SAO Krajina special police. Two private investigators, on the other hand, claimed Barešić was killed by one of men in his own unit, allegedly to cover up the identities of former Yugoslav secret police agents who had returned to Croatia since 1990 under the guise of political dissidents before Barešić identified them.

	The lyrics were written by [[Ante Muštra-Tulija]], who worked with Duško on his 1991 album ''[[Toplo Mi Je Oko Duše\|Toplo mi je oko duše]]'' . The music was written by famous composer [[Đorđe Novković]]. ~~What~~ is ~~known is that~~		The lyrics were written by [[Ante Muštra-Tulija]], who worked with Duško on his 1991 album ''[[Toplo Mi Je Oko Duše\|Toplo mi je oko duše]]'' . The music was written by famous composer [[Đorđe Novković]]. The song is more of a memorial for Barešić rather than divulging in the specifics of the tragedy.

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{{Infobox song
| name = Balada o Miri Barešiću
| artist = Duško Lokin
| album = Zapivajmo Dalmaciji, nazdravimo Kroaciji
| released = 1992
| genre = Pop, Ballad
| writer = Đorđe Novković
| lyricist = Ante Muštra-Tulija
}}

'''''Balada o Miri Barešiću''''' (lit. Ballad to Miro Barešić) is a song released by singer [[Duško Lokin]] in 1992. The song is dedicated to the Croatian émigré and paramilitant Miro Barešić, who died in the early stages of the war in 1991, only three weeks after his return to Croatia.

== Background ==
Miro Barešić was born in Šibenik on the 10th of September 1950. At 18 he was sentenced to six months in prison for refusing to join the Yugoslav army. After serving the sentence, in 1969 he illegally fled to Italy and later Sweden, where he would link up with members of the Croatian National Resistance movement, an organization of Croatian nationalists

In 1971 he would gain notoriety when he and Anđelko Brajković stormed the Yugoslav embassy in Sweden and took the Yugoslav ambassador, Vladimir Rolović, former head of UDBA and former commander of the Goli Otok prison hostage. They wanted to exchange him for Miljenko Hrkać a member of the Croatian Liberation Movement, sentenced to death in Yugoslavia. However, when the police approached the building, the two killed the hostage. They surrendered shortly after that. While they were being escorted, Miro kissed Anđelko on the cheek and started chanting "long live the Independent State of Croatia" and "long live Ante Pavelić". Despite being convicted of murder, They would serve their sentence only until 1972, when a group of Croatian terrorists hijacked a Swedish domestic flight, demanding their release.

Barešić was flown to Spain, stayed in custody for 19 months and then moved to Paraguay under the false name of Toni Šarić. There he joined the armed forces, rising to the rank of captain. He was sent to the USA as a bodyguard for the Paraguayan ambassador. His identity was discovered and he was forced to flee back to Paraguay. However he would face trial in New York after an extortion ring that targeted Yugoslav immigrants to the United States was uncovered and, despite being acquitted, he was deported to Sweden where he was sentenced to life in prison, only serving 7 years between 1980 and 1987.
[[File:Miro-baresic.jpg|thumb|Miro Barešić a few days before his death (July 1991)]]
In 1991, at the start of the war in Croatia, he would return under the false name of Božidar Smotalić, and formed a unit subordinated to the Ministry of Defence in Zadar under the name Marko Marić. On the 31st of July 1991, at his first action in the army, he was killed near Benkovac. The circumstances of Barešić's death are controversial. It was the subject of a criminal inquest of 2002, launched after Nikola Majstorović, author of a film dealing Barešić's death, filed a complaint with the Croatian State Attorney, and it concluded that Barešić was killed in an ambush prepared by the SAO Krajina special police. Two private investigators, on the other hand, claimed Barešić was killed by one of men in his own unit, allegedly to cover up the identities of former Yugoslav secret police agents who had returned to Croatia since 1990 under the guise of political dissidents before Barešić identified them.

== Release ==
The lyrics were written by [[Ante Muštra-Tulija]], who worked with Duško on his 1991 album ''[[Toplo Mi Je Oko Duše|Toplo mi je oko duše]]'' . The music was written by famous composer [[Đorđe Novković]]. Details about the recording of the song or about other people involved are unknown. What is known is that the song appeared on the compilation ''[[Zapivajmo Dalmaciji, nazdravimo Kroaciji]]'' released in Summer 1992.

== Lyrics ==
Dragoj tišina zvoni

Srce još peče bolom

Proplače kamen tvrdi

U duši za slobodom

Život si za nju dao

Nosio barjak roda

Plače te, Miro, zemlja

Što je, brate, sloboda

Za dom, za dom, za dom si pao, brate

Sveta je tvoja rana

Za dom, za dom, počivaj, brate

Na groblju velikana

Kao neke silne vode

Dragom poteku snovi

U nje paraju nebo

Olujom tvojem boli

Na križnom putu ti si

Patio dušom doma

Mojoga njih odgoji(?)

Zemljom kuća sloboda

Za dom, za dom, za dom si pao, brate

Sveta je tvoja rana

Za dom, za dom, počivaj, brate

Na groblju velikana