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Fall Of Yugoslavia
Former Leader Josip Broz Tito dies and Slobodan Milosevic comes to power. Milsosevic brings back old ethnic tensions. Causing Slovenia and Croatia to Declare independence from Yugoslavia and civil war breaks out in the country. -
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Ten Day War
After Slovenia declare independence from Yugoslavia Milosevic invades the country. And after ten days of fighting he fails to subdue the seperitists, and withdrawls. -
Croatian Facism
Croatia that was a pro-nazi state during World War II began to revive it faciset ways. By bringing back discrimanating laws against Serbs -
Invasion of Croatia
Yugoslavian forces aided by Serbian gurellias invaded Croatia claiming they were protecting the Serbian minoraty -
Ceasefire
U.S sponserd Cease fire was brokered between Serbia and Croatia. -
Bosnian independence
Bosnia attempts to secede from Yugoslavia. -
Genocide begins
Serbia attacks in the capital of Bosnia the day it declares independence. They set up snipers and mortars in the the town and killed helpless civilians. 3,500 of those people killed were children. -
Deliberate attacks
Siege begins . Serbian forces begin to rain mortor and artillary strcks upon unarmed civilian forces ,many of the civilans were traped within the city. -
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Siege of Sarajevo
Serbian forces roll through Bosnia and begin to "ethnically cleans" Bosnia of all Bosniaks (Muslim Bosnians) by first laying siege to the capital of Bosnia Sarajevo. -
Serbia rises
Slobodan Milosevic declares Yugoslavia is no more and that it is now Sebia. -
"Sniper alleys"
Hiding in high-rise buildings, Serbian gunmen overlooked the front line, picking off unsuspecting victims on both sides. Women and children, firefighters, UN peacekeepers and soldiers were all victims. -
Cementery attacks
Cemetary AttacksAs the Siege contiunued snipers and milatary forces begin to spread chaos to the innocent includeing familys that try to visit there lost ones. -
Safe Zones
U.N. sets up safe zones sets up safe zones under their protection in Bosnia to help protect innocent civilians. -
Market Massacre
Serbs fire mortars on a open mearket place in Sarajevo. Killing 66 and wounding 200. -
No Safe Place
Serbs attack the U.N. safe areas. N.A.T.O. rsponds with limited air strikes but the Serbs capture U.N. peacekeepers and use them as human shields. -
Help Comes
The U.S. in response to increased Serb hostility leads massive N.A.T.O bombing. the Serbs end up losing major ground to the Croats and Bosnians. and the war turns to their favor. -
Peace
The warring factions travel to Ohio for peace talks. And after 3 weeks peace is declared.
