Dr. Franjo Tuđman is the first Croatian president and the creatorof the modern Croatian state, so he is considered one of the most relevant figure sin Croatian history. Precisely because of this, this paper writes about his character, work and relevance in the creation of the Croatian state. Apart from the introduction, Tuđman`s life and activities are written in six chapters. So in the second chapter it is written about his childhood and educations. In the third chapter, it is written about his activities in the NOP, his military career and the various positions he held in communist Yugoslavia. In the fourth chapter, Tuđman`s continuous pro-Croatian and dissident activity is presented, in which he increasingly criticizes the majorization and economic exploitation of the Croatian people within SFRJ, which caused him to experience financial and social degradation and proscription. The fifth chapter describes the creation o fan independent and sovereign Republic of Croatia. It was Tuđman who led the process of creating the Republic of Croatia and despite the very unfavorable constellation of relations, managed to create the Croatian state. Because of all this, it is started in the conclusion that Dr. Franjo Tuđman deserves his place with other Croatian greats in the Croatian national pantheon.