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Yugoslavia had always been a home to a very diverse population (Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Montenegrin, Slovene, Macedonian) not only in terms of national affiliation, but also religious affiliation. Of the many religions, Islam, Catholicism, Judaism and Protestantism as well as various Orthodox faiths composed the religions of Yugoslavia, comprising over 40 in all.
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After Tito's death , ethnic tensions grew in Yugoslavia. The legacy of the Constitution of 1974 was used to throw the system of decision-making into a state of paralysis, made all the more hopeless as the conflict of interests had become irreconcilable. The constitutional crisis that inevitably followed resulted in a rise of nationalism in all republics.
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The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts drafted a memorandum addressing some burning issues concerning position of Serbs as the most numerous people in Yugoslavia.
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During the demonstrations in Croatia, a young Yugoslav conscript was pushed off a tank after driving it through a crowd of people. Also, guns were fired from army bases through Croatia. Elsewhere, tensions were running high.
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Slovenia and Croatia became the first republics to declare independence from Yugoslavia.
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In September 1991, the Republic of Macedonia also declared independence, becoming the only former republic to gain sovereignty without resistance from the Belgrade-based Yugoslav authorities.
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About 250,000 civil Bosnians were killed by racisist Serbians during Bosnian War.The Srebrenica genocide is the largest mass murder in Europe since World War II.
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During Bosnian War, Croatians bombed the bridge in Bosnia, the contruction of which dates back 16th century.
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Mostar Bridge was rebuilt by Turkish corparation.
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Every year the bones of the innocent victims of breaking-up found in mass graves are buried in the memorial in Potocari.
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Kosovo declares its indepedence.
