Poglavnik

Poglavnik of the Independent State of Croatia
Standard of the Poglavnik
Only officeholder Ante Pavelić 10 April 1941 – 8 May 1945
Government of the Independent State of Croatia
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Poglavnik's Palace
Appointer	Ustaše
Formation	10 April 1941 (de facto) 2 September 1943 (de jure)
Abolished	8 May 1945

Poglavnik (Croatian: [pǒɡlaːʋniːk]) is a Serbo-Croatian word meaning 'leader' or 'guide'.

As a political title, it is strongly associated with Ante Pavelić, head of the fascist organization known as the Ustaše in 1929 and served as dictator of the Independent State of Croatia, a World War II fascist puppet state built out of parts of Axis occupied Yugoslavia by the authorities of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, between 1941 and 1945.