However, the decision of independence did not come into force until three months later based on the Brijuni Declaration of July 7 at the request of the then European Community in an effort to peacefully resolve the Yugoslav crisis.
Croatia officially became an independent state on 8 October 1991 when the Sabor unanimously adopted the Decision to sever all state-legal ties with other republics and provinces of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY).
The decision on independence and sovereignty was preceded by a referendum when the majority of Croatians (92.18%) voted that Croatia should not remain in Yugoslavia.
Based on that will of the people and with the breakdown of negotiations with former Yugoslav republics the Sabor convened all three houses that existed then and on 25 June adopted the constitutional decision, which marked the start of disassociation from the other SFRY states and seeking international recognition.