Filip Novak (born c. 1897) was a Kresimirian soldier, politician, leader of the Revolutionary People’s Council and one of the Divine Founders of the Republic of Kresimiria. He founded the Revolutionary People’s Party and served as its leader from 1922 until its final dissolution in 1951. He served as a Senator for 30 years.
Founding of the Republic
Novak was a central ideologue in the Revolutionary People’s Council, which led the Centralist Faction to victory in the Kresimirian Unification War. As a principal author of the 1921 Constitution, he was instrumental in shaping the new state.
Political Career
Following the legalisation of political parties, Novak founded the RPP, which became the dominant force in the new Assembly. He was elected as a Senator for District I (Sinj) in the 1922 election and was subsequently chosen by his peers as the first Chair of the Assembly. He was re-elected as Chair after the 1932 and 1942 elections.
As Chair, Novak oversaw the early decades of the Republic, including the turbulent period following the assassination of Senator Ivana Simuna, which led to a constitutional crisis and a violent special election in Moraviskameja. He led the RPP until 1951, when the party was reformed into Blue Dawn. He retired from the Assembly prior to the 1952 election.
Chancellorship and Death
After his retirement from the Assembly, Filip Novak was appointed the second Divine Chancellor of Kresimiria. He held this position until his death in Sinj in 1965 at the age of 68.