Yugoslavia Breakup
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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What events led up to the Yugoslavia breakup?
TITO
TITO
1980:
*May 4th Tito Died.
1981:
*Economic crisis begins.
*Demands of republic status and more rights.
Photo by SEDACMaps
1986-1989:
*Prosecution of Serbs.
*Relations between Slovenia and Serbia deteriorate.
*Slovenia increases talk about independence.
Photo by Pray4Serbia
1990:
*Communist party dissolves.
*First democratic elections in 45 years is held.
*Slovenia holds referendum on independence from Yugoslavia and it passes.
Photo by DavidGuthrie
1991:
*Illegal arming of Croatia and preparations for war aired on tv.
*Rising ethnic violence in Croatia.
*Slovenia and Croatia declare independence.
*Yugoslav's people army (JNA) intervenes in Slovenia by deploying troops to take border areas.
Photo by England
1991:
*Slovenia puts hold on independence for 3 months.
*JNA forces openly attack Croat areas and start Croatian War of Independence.
*Battle of Vukovar begins.
*Full scale war in Croatia.
*Fall of Vukovar.
Photo by Ko:(char *)hook
1992:
*Macedonia declared independence.
*Bosnia and Herzegovina declares independence.
*Bosnian War begins.
*Federal Republic of Yugoslavia consists of Serbia and Montenegro.
*Yugoslav army retreats from B&H
*B&H ethnically cleansed of non Serbs
MOSTAR BRIDGE
1993:
*Fighting begins between Bosniaks and Croatians.
1994:
*Peace treaty between Bosniaks and Croatians.
*Serbia closes border with Bosnian-Serb republic.
Photo by SEDACMaps
1995:
*Dayton Agreement is signed, making end of fighting in B&H.
Photo by Leo Reynolds
1998:
*Fighting breaks out between Serbian forces and ethnic Albanians is Kosovo.
Photo by cliff1066™
1999:
*NATO starts military campaign in Kosovo.
*Control of Kosovo is given into United Nations, but remains part of Serbia.
Photo by Sticky Fingaz
