War in Croatia:

 

Conflict broke out between Croatian and the Yugoslav People’s Army lasting from 1991-1995. Croatia wanted to stop Serbian rebels from creating a new republic of Serbians called Republic of Serbian Krajina. A cease-fire, brokered by the E.U. in 1992, stopped the conflict for a year, but in 1993 and sporadically until 1995, Croatia fought the Serbian rebels until it regained most of its lost land, forcing the JNA. to move back to what remained of Yugoslavia.

  

Source: The Breakup of Yugoslavia, Rady

Vojislav Seselj

 

" The war started for me when we couldn’t hear our anthem « Hej Sloveni » playing, when we couldn’t see our flag with the star in the center anymore, when I couldn’t publicly  say which nationality or religion I belong to. Then when I didn’t know the name of my country and to which anthem I should rise. Then when I couldn’t explain to my child that we are the people in big Yugoslavia, but according to his textbook we were something else."

-Jelica Francuz,38

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Leaders

" You can eat with Serb,

Drink with Serb,

But not turn your back on Serbs "


- Croatian proverb,

The Breakup of Yugoslavia, Martyn Rady
 

Source: The breakup of Yugoslavia, Rady

 

 

 

 

 

Content:


  War in Slovenia

   War in Croatia

   War in Bosnia

   Srebrenica

Timeline

Source: Yugoslavia a Concise History, Benson

September 1991

- JNA forces openly attack Croat areas (primarily Dalmatia and Slavonia), starting the Croatian War of Independence. Battle of Vukovar begins.

- Battle of Baracks begins over JNA garrisons throughout Croatia.

October 1991

- JNA begins siege of Dubrovnik

- The last Yugoslav National Army soldier leaves Slovenia.

October 1991-December 1991

- Full scale war in Croatia. Fall of Vukovar  

December 1991

- The Serb entity in Croatia proclaimed itself the Republika Srpska Krajina but remained unrecognized by any country except Serbia.

January 1992

- Vance peace plan signed, creating 4 UNPA zones for Serb-controlled territories, and ending large scale military operations in Croatia. UNPROFOR forces arrive to monitor the peace treaty.

- Macedonia declares independence. No wars erupted in this area. Slovenia and Croatia are internationally recognized (European Community countries, several EFTA and Central European countries)