Marko Došen

Marko Došen (7 July 1859 – 7 September 1944[1]) was a writer, who later became a Croatian Ustaše politician.

Born in Mušaluk[1] (now part of Gospić), Došen finished elementary school in Lika and one grade of gymnasium in Bjelovar.

Together with a Russian historian surnamed Filipov, he published the book Hrvati i njihova borba s Austrijom (Croats and their struggle against Austria).

After King Alexander declared a royal dictatorship on 6 January 1929, Došen became a member of the Ustaša, a Croatian revolutionary organization.

[1] Although the Parliament only met a few times within the first year, he retained his position as its president until his death.