Independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnias Muslims and Croats vote for independence in referendum boycotted by Serbs
Role range: 1991-1995
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Slobodan Milosevic Biography and Timeline
Follow Slobodan Milosevic through 80 dated historical records for Serbia.
Slobodan Milosevic, historical timeline
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1991
Independence of Serbia
Bosnias Muslims and Croats vote for independence in referendum boycotted by Serbs
Role range: 1991-1995
Referendum
Bosnias Muslims and Croats vote for independence in referendum boycotted by Serbs
Role range: 1991-1995
Independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina
War breaks out between the Bosnian Government and local Serbs, who start 1992-1995 siege of capital Sarajevo
Role range: 1991-1995
Independence of Serbia
War breaks out between the Bosnian Government and local Serbs, who start 1992-1995 siege of capital Sarajevo
Role range: 1991-1995
Siege of Sarajevo
War breaks out between the Bosnian Government and local Serbs, who start 1992-1995 siege of capital Sarajevo
Role range: 1991-1995
Independence of Croatia and Slovenia
Croatia and Slovenia proclaim independence
Role range: 1991-1995
Independence of Serbia
Croatia and Slovenia proclaim independence
Role range: 1991-1995
Yugoslav Crisis
Opposes the breakup of Yugoslavia.
Role range: 1991-1995 – 1989-1997
Croatian and Slovenian Independence
Opposes the secession of Croatia and Slovenia from Yugoslavia.
Role range: 1991-1999
Invasion of Croatia
Yugoslav tanks fail to crush Slovenian independence, fighting begins in Croatia between Croats and ethnic Serbs
Role range: 1991-1995
Invasion of Slovenia
Yugoslav tanks fail to crush Slovenian independence, fighting begins in Croatia between Croats and ethnic Serbs
Role range: 1991-1995
Siege of Vukovar
Serb and Yugoslav forces besiege Vukovar.
Role range: 1991-1995 – 1989-1997
Independence of Republic of Serbian Krajina
Rebel Serbs declare independence in the Krajina region which makes up almost a third of Croatia
Role range: 1991-1995
Independence of Serbia
Rebel Serbs declare independence in the Krajina region which makes up almost a third of Croatia
Role range: 1991-1995
Independence of Bosnian Serb Republic
Local Serb leaders proclaim a new republic separate from Bosnia. In Bosnia, the most ethnically mixed Yugoslav republic, the Serb minority holds an unofficial referendum opposing separation from Yugoslavia
Role range: 1991-1995
Independence of Serbia
Local Serb leaders proclaim a new republic separate from Bosnia. In Bosnia, the most ethnically mixed Yugoslav republic, the Serb minority holds an unofficial referendum opposing separation from Yugoslavia
Role range: 1991-1995
Referendum
In Bosnia, the most ethnically mixed Yugoslav republic, the Serb minority holds an unofficial referendum opposing separation from Yugoslavia
Role range: 1991-1995
Capture of Slavonia
Serb forces capture parts of Slavonia from Croatia
Role range: 1991-1995
Siege of Vukovar
The 1st example of "ethnic cleansing". Serbia captures Vukovar leaving 15,000 dead and half a million refugees
Role range: 1991-1995
1992
Vance Plan Ceasefire
Accepts the ceasefire framework intended to halt fighting in Croatia.
Role range: 1991-1999
UNPROFOR Authorized
Faces international peacekeeping deployment amid the Yugoslav conflicts.
Role range: 1991-1999
Siege of Sarajevo
Sarajevo is besieged by the Army of Republika Srpska from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996 (1,425 days) during the Bosnian War
Role range: 1991-1995
Siege of Sarajevo
When Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia after the Bosnian independence referendum the Bosnian Serbs encircle Sarajevo with a force of 13,000
Role range: 1991-1995
International Recognition of Bosnia
Faces widening conflict after Bosnia and Herzegovina gains recognition.
Role range: 1992-1995
Siege of Sarajevo
A total of 13,952 people are killed during the siege, including 5,434 civilians
Role range: 1991-1995
Siege of Sarajevo
Serbs blockade Sarajevo
Role range: 1991-1995
United Nations Sanctions
Faces comprehensive international sanctions during the Yugoslav wars.
Role range: 1991-1999
Independence of Croatia
UN forces enter Croatia and fighting subsides
Independence of Serbia
UN forces enter Croatia and fighting subsides
1993
Independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian peace efforts fail, war breaks out between Muslims and Croats, previously allied against Serbs
Role range: 1991-1995
Independence of Serbia
Bosnian peace efforts fail, war breaks out between Muslims and Croats, previously allied against Serbs
Role range: 1991-1995
Siege of Srebrenica
In Eastern Bosnia, Bosnian Serbs besiege the town of Srebrenica
Role range: 1991-1995
Siege of Srebrenica
Srebrenica is declared a UN "Safe Area"
Role range: 1991-1995
1995
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
NATO bombers strike at Serbian ammunition dumps the Serbs take nearly 200 members of the United Nations peacekeeping force hostage for more than 2 weeks
Role range: 1991-1995
Siege of Sarajevo
Serb forces resume their attacks on Sarajevo. NATO bombers strike at Serbian ammunition dumps the Serbs take nearly 200 members of the United Nations peacekeeping force hostage for more than 2 weeks
Role range: 1991-1995
Operation Deny Flight
NATO initiates Operation Deny Flight tasked with enforcing the no-fly zone over Bosnia
Role range: 1991-1995
Operation Sharp Guard
The start of Operation Sharp Guard, a naval blockade in the Adriatic Sea by NATO and the European Union
Role range: 1991-1995
Siege of Srebrenica
The Drina Battalion of Bosnian Serbs overruns the UN-protected "safe area" of Srebrenica
Role range: 1991-1995
Siege of Srebrenica
More than 8,000 Muslim Bosniaks, mainly men and boys, in and around the town of Srebrenica, are killed in the Srebrenica massacre
Role range: 1991-1995
Records, sources and methodology
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