[3] It was created in Split, in 1921, in order to fight communist insurgencies and Croatian separatism, and later Italian and Austrian irredentism.[4][failed verification] The organization ceased to exist in 1929, after the 6 January Dictatorship was established by King Alexander I.The ORJUNA was founded in March 1921 in Split by the royal administrator of Croatia and funded by the provincial government to secure Yugoslavia from threats posed by communists, separatists, and other persons deemed threatening to the state.In Zagreb, JNNO members even demolished offices of newspapers that blamed the government for assassination.[2] ORJUNA never participated directly in elections but its supporters voted for Yugoslav oriented parties.