The Balkan States

By Balkans
  • Jan 1, 1389

    Battle of Kosovo

    Battle of Kosovo
    Serbia was defeated and absorbed into the Ottoman Empire, leading to one of the most powrful states in the Balkans
  • Jan 1, 1389

    Ottoman And the Russo-Tukish War

    Ottoman And the Russo-Tukish War
    Absorbed into the Ottoman Empire after they were defeated in the Kosovo War. Until 1878 the ottoman rule intensified,until Russia defeated this empire. In result Serbia gained independence,this war was known as the Russo-Turkish qar
  • Dec 1, 1431

    Birth of one of the crulest men in the world

    Birth of one of the crulest men in the world
    Vlad the impaler was born in the fortress of Sighisoara, Romania.

    After battling his first battle Vlad was taken captive by the Turks...leaving a hatrid toward them even more.
  • Jan 1, 1448

    Vlad The Impaler Ruling

    Vlad The Impaler Ruling
    During this time period Dracula (Vlad) made his land the least poor and strongest in the area. Vlad strived for honesty in his land,and ruled out all the poor and crippled
  • Jan 1, 1462

    Beginning of Impalments

    Beginning of Impalments
    The conqueror of Constantinpole (Mehmed II) returned to Constantinople after seeing 20,000 impaled bodies outside of Vlad's capital of Târgovişte. Many of the victims were Turkis men and women he had captured previously in war.
  • Jan 1, 1476

    Vlad's Death

    Vlad's Death
    *Vlad died in the battle against the Turks.
    *He was beheaded and Vlad's head was sent to Constantinople to prove that he was dead
    *As a result of Vlad ruling the people of Romania learned to be honest nor were the poor begging people
  • Montengrin-Ottoman War

    Montengrin-Ottoman War
    Montenegrins declared war on the Turks in 1876 after a rebellion in Herzegovina, starting their liberation from the Ottoman Empire due to its failure of Great Turkish War (1683-1699) to expel Ottoman and their rule from Montenegro.
  • albanian independance

    albanian independance
    declared independance from the ottoman empire, was concoured by Italy in 1939 and again by China in 1978
  • Socialist Republic of Macedonia

    Socialist Republic of Macedonia
    In 1944 the Anti-Fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia (ASNOM) proclaimed the People's Republic of Macedonia as part of the People's Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.The new republic became one of the six republics of the Yugoslav federation and renaming Republic of Macedonia to Socialist Republic of Macedonia.
  • Cyprus

    Cyprus
    Cyprus divided into 2 separate nations,the Government controls 2/3rds and the Turkish-Cypriot controls the other 1/3. The dispute is between the British Crown and Cyprus people regarding the Cypriots demand for self determination
  • Croatian War of Independence

    Croatian War of Independence
    On, 31 March 1991, Croatian police from MUP entelered Plitivice Lakes national park to expel rebel Serb forces who was living in the Republic of Croatia. It became the main cause of Croatian War of Independence.
  • first multiparty election.

    first multiparty election.
    first Albanian multiparty democratic election. Brought democracy fully into power in albanian polotics.
  • Bosnian Independance

    Bosnian Independance
    Bosnia and Herzegovina declares its independance from the former Yugoslavia.
  • peace in Bosnia.

    peace in Bosnia.
    peace treaty signed by Bosniaks and Croats in dayton Ohio. Ended a three year interethnic strife.
  • Mutual Assistance Treaty

    Mutual Assistance Treaty
    A mutual Legal Assistance Treaty has been in effort to present day. The United States works with Cyprus on counter terrorism efforts.
  • Greece's debt crisis

    Greece's debt crisis
    From late 2009, fears of soverign debt crisis develop among investors concerning Greece ability to meet tis debt obligatins due to strong increase in government debt level, resulting debt crisis in Greece.
  • United States works with Cyprus

    United States works with Cyprus
    On this date it was said that the U.S would give Cyprus another 8 millions dollars to continue reducing tensions between the 2 communites. The United States has built mutual buildings such as facalities and hospitals that both communites could use,in hopes of bring the communites together.
  • Turkey Earthquake

    Turkey Earthquake
    *7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Turkey, most powerful in over 10 years.
    *More then 4 different provinces felt the shake of the quake
  • Earthquake strikes again

    Earthquake strikes again
    Weeks after the first earthquake struck Turkey a second hit,ranking a 6.2 magnitude. Police and other groups didn't do much in relief efforts,resulting in a riot. Police force sprayed tear gas to calm the raging crowds.
  • troops become civil controllers.

    troops become civil controllers.
    EUFOR's mission changed from peacekeeping to civil policing in October 2007. Tensions remain high in the modern day.