Editing Franjo Tuđman (section)

===Public opinion===
Tuđman's approval ratings remained largely positive throughout his presidency and were generally evaluated higher than the rest of the government. They increased significantly following the admission of Croatia to membership in the United Nations in May 1992, the successful military operations in January 1993 and August 1995, and the peaceful reintegration of eastern Slavonia in January 1998. Polls showed a drop in support in the second half of 1993, throughout 1994 and in 1996. From early 1998 his approval gradually declined, before increasing slightly in November 1999.{{sfn|Lamza Posavec|2000|p=450-451}}

In a December 2002 poll by HRT, 69% voters expressed a positive opinion about Tuđman.<ref>{{cite web|author=Piše: srijeda|date=11 December 2002|url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/69--gradjana-ima-pozitivno-misljenje-o-franji-tudjmanu/106916.aspx|title=69% građana ima pozitivno mišljenje o Franji Tuđmanu - Vijesti.net|publisher=Index.hr|access-date=15 May 2015}}</ref>

In a June 2011 poll by {{Lang|hr|[[Večernji list]]}}, 62% voters gave the most credit to Tuđman for the creation of independent Croatia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/tudman-najzasluzniji-drzavu-kakvu-imamo-osvojio-62-glasova-clanak-303706|title=Tuđman najzaslužniji za državu kakvu imamo, osvojio 62% glasova|publisher=Vecernji.hr|access-date=15 May 2015}}</ref> In December 2014, an Ipsos Puls survey on 600 people showed that 56% see him as a positive figure, 27% said he had both positive and negative aspects, while 14% regard him as a negative figure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/veliko-istrazivanje-dnevnika-nove-tv-evo-sto-hrvati-danas-misle-o-franji-tudjmanu---364127.html|title=15 GODINA POSLIJE: Evo što Hrvati danas misle o Franji Tuđmanu|publisher=dnevnik.hr|access-date=19 July 2015}}</ref>

In a survey by Promocija Plus in July 2015, regarding the renaming of [[Zagreb Airport]] after Tuđman, a majority of 65.5% showed support for the initiative, 25.8% were opposed to the idea, while 8.6% had no opinion about it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vijesti.rtl.hr/novosti/hrvatska/1675769/ekskluzivna-rtl-anketa-istrazili-smo-sto-hrvati-misle-o-aerodromu-franje-tudjmana/|title=Ekskluzivna RTL anketa: istražili smo što Hrvati misle o aerodromu Franje Tuđmana|date=6 July 2015 |publisher=vijesti.rtl.hr|access-date=19 July 2015}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style= "font-size:90%; text-align:center; background:white" 
|+ Franjo Tuđman's approval ratings{{sfn|Lamza Posavec|2000|p=450-451}}
!Date
!Event
!Approval (%)
|-
| December 1991
| 
| 69
|-
| May 1992
| Croatia accepted into the UN 
| 77
|-
| July 1992
| 
| 71
|-
| January 1993
| Operation Maslenica
| 76
|-
| May 1993
| 
| 61
|-
| December 1994
| 
| 55
|-
| August 1995
| Operation Storm
| 85
|-
| October 1996
| 
| 60
|-
| July 1997
| Re-elected president
| 65
|-
| February 1998
| 
| 50
|-
| October 1998
| 
| 44
|-
| November 1999
| 
| 45
|-
|}
{{Clear}}