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Regardless of the official role of the title, PaveliÄ had unlimited authority to pass decrees and appoint government ministers throughout the existence of NDH. Since the state ceased to exist in 1945, the title was never claimed by any successor. It continued to be used informally as a nickname for
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movement in the organization's founding charter in 1930, while he was in exile in Italy. The organization (whose name at the time meant simply "rebels" in
Croatian but which also lost its original meaning in modern usage), was organized as a movement which sought to create an independent
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Legally, the exact role of the person carrying the title and its function were never officially stipulated in the constitution or in any other piece of legislation passed during NDH's existence. From May 1941 to
October 1943 NDH attempted to be a kingdom and Ante PaveliÄ
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NDH), the title continued to be used for PaveliÄ, and its meaning was taken to have evolved into "the supreme leader". The title is therefore usually compared and considered equivalent to other titles of ethno-political leadership used at the time such as
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Because it was used by the fascist regime, the title (which had originally meant "head" or "chief" but was rarely used before the 1930s) is never used today in its original sense as it became synonymous with PaveliÄ and took on negative connotations after
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region, and is therefore referred to in sources as king designate. However, other sources refer to him as King
Tomislav II and the nominal head of the NDH during its first two years (1941ā1943). After the dismissal of
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