The Fall of Milosevic
byYugoslavia disappeared from the map after 83 years of existence. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia broke up into constituent republics. The final two…
Slobodan Milosevic
Death of Milosevic
byMilosevic, who presided over wars and slaughter in which more than 250,000 people died, was found dead in his prison cell, cheating justice for…
After Dayton – Significant Events
by1996 The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, a United Nations court of law established to handle the war crimes that took place…
The Dayton Peace Accords
byThere were over 30 ceasefires and agreements in Bosnia prior to the Dayton Peace Accords. All of which collapsed. The war had become the…
The Bosnian War – 1995
by1995 saw the eventual end to the fighting of the Bosnian War, but it also saw the worst atrocities to happen in Europe since…
The Bosnian War – February 1994 to January 1995
byIn February 1994 mortar shell fired into a Sarajevo marketplace exploded, killing 68 people. It was a clear message that despite all the peace…
The Bosnian War – April 1993 to February 1994
byThe attempt to keep Bosnia intact under a federal state was finally abandoned in May 1993 when the Bosnian Serbs rejected the Vance-Owen peace…
The Beginning of the Bosnian War
byIt is clear to anyone who understood the implications of the collapse of Yugoslavia, that Bosnia was by far the biggest concern. The Bosnian…
The Failure of the International Community
byThe leaders of the Yugoslav republics must bear the responsibility for the wars that crippled the country. But it must be noted that…
Croatian War of Independence Part II
byBy the time Croatia declared independence in June 1991 they were already involved in a bloody war. Immediately the Serb minority declared their independence…