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by Zeljko Heimer
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HSP (Hrvatska Stranka Prava, the Croatian Party of Rights) is a right wing party (right here and 'rights' in the name have no connection, though) follower of the party of the same name founded in 19th century being the oldest Croatian political party (established 1861). It was renewed around 1990, both in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (also there were several parties, or fractions, which claimed the name and herittage). Soon after the begining of the war in Croatia, and later in Bosnia and Herzegovina, organized military units to fight as protection against aggression. The HSP army was called HOS - Hrvatske Obrambene Snage, Croatian Defence Forces).
The HSP uses the Croatian tricolour with the party emblem in the middle - shield divided per bend, chequy and blue with white bend bearing the initials of the party, and above the shield a tripple-wattle ornament. Several fractions and other parties claiming the same name (or similar one, adding differenciating attribute) use similar flags with minor differences.
The HOS used a black flag with the emblem in the middle, with
a circle of tripple-wattle within which is a chequy shield (with
white first square) over a four-sided blue-white triple wattle
(similar to the one used as Ustasha symbol, on flags of the
Independent State of Croatia in World War II), above the
inscription HOS, below HSP, ZA DOM SPREMNI (motto also used in
World War II Croatian state).
Zeljko Heimer, 16 March 1998
The flag is Croatian tricolour with party emblem in the middle
- emblem consisting of a shield divided by a white bend sinister
with yellow letter HSP, the upper field being chequy red and
white and lower field is blue. The shield is topped with triple
wattle ornament. The flag is used in variations since 1861,
abandoned after the virtual disolving of the party in 1941. The
party was reestablished in 1990 and readopted the flag. In year
2000 the party changed the visual identity, but if the flag was
changed too it is not known.
Zeljko Heimer
by Zeljko Heimer
The flag is equal to the flag of HSP with they year added in
the blue field. The party is formed around 1992 as a fraction of
HSP.
Zeljko Heimer