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Bosnia Genocide

By kconsley

  • Independence

    Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence.

  • Blocking off Sarajevo.

    Bosnian Serbs started to block off Sarajevo.

  • Bosnian Prime Minister Killed

    Bosnian Prime Minister was killed by Serbian forces while going to the airport

  • UN Declares 6 Safe Zones for Muslims

    UN declares 6 safe zones for Muslims: Sarajevo, Tuzla, Bihac, Srebrenica, Zepa, and Gorazde

  • A Fight Breaks Out and Takes Parts of Bosnia

    Bosnian Muslims and Croats started to fight and take parts of Bosnia, this is about 30% of the original territory

  • Mortar Exploded

    A mortar exploded in a market in Sarajevo, 68 people were killed.

  • NATO shoots down Serbian aircrafts.

    NATO shoots down 4 Serbian aircrafts, which was the first intervene since the war began; it was also the first military power use by NATO since it was created in 1949.

  • Peace Accords gets signed

    Bosnian Muslims and Croats sign a peace accords held by the United States.

  • Former U.S. Broke Peace Agreement

    Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, broke the peace agreement between Bosnian Serbs and Muslims. The truce lasted for about four months.

  • Serb Forces Refuse to Remove Heavy Weapons

    Serb forces refuse to remove heavy weapons from Sarajevo and as a result NATO launches an aircraft attack on Serb ammunition depot. In retaliation, Serbs begin attacking the Muslim safe zones designated by the UN.

  • Serbs Seized Srebrenica

    Serbs seized Srebrenica , an estimated 8,000 Srebrenican men and boys are killed.

  • Karadzic and Mladic Indicted for Crimes

    Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic indicted for war crimes.

  • Serbs seized Zepa

    Serbs seized Zepa

  • NATO Airstrike

    NATO airstrike begins against Serbs in and around Sarajevo

  • Peace Talk Begins in Ohio

    Peace talks begin in Dayton, Ohio

  • Leaders Agree to a Settlement

    Leaders of Bosnia, Serbia, and Croatia agree to a settlement

  • U.S. President Wants to Send American Troops to Bosnia

    President Clinton asks for support in sending 20,000 American troops to Bosnia.

  • U.S. President Gives the Order to Send American Troops to Bosnia.

    President Clinton gives the official order to deploy American troops to Bosnia

  • The Dayton Accords are Signed

    The Dayton Accords are signed by the Bosnians, Croats, and Serbs. 60,000 NATO troops are now allowed into the territories for peacekeeping purposes only.

  • NATO Takes Over

    NATO takes over peacekeeping duties from UN