9 house in Zagreb. In the meantime, HSS began to fracture along ideological lines—some of its members joined the Ustaše, while others joined Tito's Partisans. Bitterly opposed to both, in 1945 Maček emigrated he first to France, then to the U.S. Later life On 12 June 1945 Maček was received by French foreign minister Georges Bidault who offered him the right of domicile in France. He visited the United States for the first time in 1946 after receiving a visa by order of the Department of State. He was received by mayor David L. Lawrence of Pittsburgh while delivering a speech in that city. Maček helped found the International Peasants' Union along with Georgi Mihov Dimitrov in 1947. He refused offers for the leadership of the numerous Croatian émigré groups. In 1949, he provided much of the material on Yugoslavia for "Communists Crush Churches in Eastern Europe," edited by Reuben H. Markham. He died of a heart attack in Washington D.C. on 15 May 1964, at 84. His remains were taken to Croatia in 1996 and buried in the Mirogoj cemetery in Zagreb. He was posthumously awarded the Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir in 2004. See also Stanisław Maczek, Vladko Maček's cousin References External links 1879 births 1964 deaths People from Klinča Sela People from the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia Croatian Peasant Party politicians Representatives in the Yugoslav National Assembly (1921–1941) Croatian people of World War II Croatian people of Slovenian descent Croatian people of Polish descent Yugoslav prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of Yugoslavia Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb alumni Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery Jasenovac concentration camp survivors Yugoslav emigrants to the United States Yugoslav people of Polish descent