Editing Croatian Spring (section)

===Legacy in the final decades of Yugoslavia===
In the aftermath of the 1971 purge, the authorities began to [[pejorative]]ly refer to the events that had transpired as the {{lang|hr|Maspok}},{{sfn|Batović|2017|p=236}} a blend word of {{lang|hr|masovni pokret}} meaning "[[mass movement (politics)|mass movement]]",{{sfn|Irvine|2007|p=155}} as a reference to the [[politicisation]] of the masses to ensure the involvement of actors beyond the SKH in Croatia's politics.{{sfn|Kursar|2006|p=146}} The term ''Croatian Spring'' was coined retroactively, after the 1971 purges, by those holding a more favourable view of the events.{{sfn|Kursar|2006|p=143}} The latter term was not permitted to be publicly used in Yugoslavia until 1989.{{sfn|Batović|2017|p=236}}

The end of the Croatian Spring ushered in a period known as the Croatian Silence ({{lang|hr|Hrvatska šutnja}}),{{efn|Also referred to as the "silent Croatia" in English sources.{{sfn|Rusinow|2007|p=142}}}} which lasted until the late 1980s, during which the public kept its distance from the unpopular imposed authorities.{{sfn|Vujić|2012|p=17}}{{sfn|Haug|2012|p=260}} Discussion about the position of the Croatian Serbs was avoided by the new Croatian leadership, and Grbić and others became concerned that the question would be left to the Serbian Orthodox Church and nationalists from Serbia to pose solutions without any counterargument.{{sfn|Grbić|2012|pp=347–348}}

The Croatian Spring was a significant event for all of Yugoslavia. Reformist factions in the SKS, SKM and the [[League of Communists of Slovenia]] were also suppressed by the end of 1972,{{sfn|Ramet|2006|pp=260–262}} replaced by mediocre and obedient politicians. During this period, pressure for the complete breakup of Yugoslavia intensified, religious leaders gained influence, and the Partisan legacy that legitimised the state was weakened.{{sfn|Irvine|2007|pp=168–169}} The purges of the 1970s in Croatia and elsewhere in Yugoslavia drove many reformist communists and supporters of social democracy away from politics in the country's final decades.{{sfn|Rusinow|2007|p=144}}

From 1989, several people previously involved with the SKH or {{lang|hr|Matica hrvatska}} during the Croatian Spring returned to Croatian politics. Budiša and Gotovac had leading roles in the [[Croatian Social Liberal Party]] (HSLS), which was formed before the [[1990 Croatian parliamentary election]]. Čičak was prominent in the HSS. In January 1989, Marko and Vladimir Veselica, Tuđman, Šošić, and Ladan launched an initiative to found the [[Croatian Democratic Union]] (HDZ).{{sfn|Budimir|2010|pp=83–85}} Dissatisfied with Tuđman's election to lead the HDZ, the Veselica brothers left,{{sfn|Veselinović|2016|p=76}} and formed the [[Croatian Democratic Party]] (HDS) in November. The HDZ gained [[Stjepan Mesić]], another SKH official ousted after the Croatian Spring. Dabčević-Kučar, Tripalo, and Haramija formed the [[Coalition of People's Accord]] coalition as independents, supported by several parties, including the HSLS and HDS.{{sfn|Budimir|2010|pp=83–85}} The HDZ won the elections, Tuđman became the [[President of the Presidency of SR Croatia|President of the Presidency]] (later President) and Mesić became the President of the Executive Council (later referred to as Prime Minister).{{sfn|Budimir|2010|p=73}}