VI. The World Wars and the Interwar Period, 1914–1945 > C. Europe, 1919–1945 > 19. The Balkan States > a. Yugoslavia > 1932, March
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1932, March
 
In an attempt to ease economic conditions for the peasantry, the government declared a six-month moratorium on peasant debt. This increased misery, however, as creditors began to refuse loans at a time when most peasants normally expected them. Nevertheless, the government extended the moratorium until Nov. 1933.  1
The government also responded to a drop in export trade by making it illegal for money to leave the country. Foreign trade was paralyzed as a result.  2
 
Nov. 14
 
The Croat Peasant Party denounced the regime and again demanded autonomy, following the imprisonment of the Croat leader, Vladko Machek (Oct. 17).  3
 
 
 
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