Yugoslavia8

Melissa Howley and Clara Ann Joyce


-consisted of 6 republics: Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia, and Serbia, which had the 2 autonomous provinces inside it of Kosovo and Vojvodina -under the guidance of Josip Broz Tito (1892 - 1980), head of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (CPY) (political)
 * 1945** - the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia is liberated from Soviet Union oppression as a communist state


 * 1948** - Yugoslavia is expelled from Cominform, a Communist group used to spread information among Communist countries, after consistently pursuing independent endeavors away from USSR influence (political)


 * 1953** - Tito is officially elected president of Yugoslavia (political)

- they sign the Belgrade Declaration, which salvaged relations between Yugoslavia and USSR (political)
 * 1955** - Tito meets with Khrushchev in Belgrade to reconcile with the Soviet Union


 * 1971** - Tito creates a collective presidency consisting of the presidents of the 6 member republics, 2 provinces, and 14 representatives with himself as chairman (political)


 * 1970's** - Yugoslavia is slowly weakening under ineffective industry, growing foreign debt, inflation, and strengthening nationalism (economic/social)


 * 1980 -** Tito dies, a collective presidency is formed with presidents from each of the 6 states (political)


 * 1989** - President Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia proclaims a new constitution for Yugoslavia and takes Vojvodina and Kosovo 's autonomy (Political)

- In Croatia, war between Croats and Serbs begins (Serbs are backed by Yugoslav military) (Social)
 * 1991** - Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Macedonia declare independence from Yugoslavia (Political)



- Serbia and Montenegro form the <span style="color: rgb(142, 16, 198)">Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), and establishes new constitution (Political) - <span style="color: rgb(236, 34, 34)">Dobrica Cosic is FRY's first president (Political) - <span style="color: rgb(169, 34, 236)">Ethnic Cleansing of Muslims in <span style="color: rgb(92, 203, 72)">Bosnia occurs (Social - Religious)
 * 1992** - <span style="color: rgb(166, 50, 236)">War in <span style="color: rgb(110, 224, 82)">Bosnia-Herzegovina begins between Serbs, Croats, and Bosnian Muslims (Political)

- Severe Inflation occurs in Yugoslavia (Economic)
 * 1993** - Cosic is dismissed, <span style="color: rgb(244, 21, 21)">Zoran Lilic becomes new FRY president (Political)


 * 1995** - Peace treaty is signed between Bosnia-Herzegovina,Croatia, and Serbia in <span style="color: rgb(56, 201, 49)">Dayton, Ohio (Political)


 * 1996** - <span style="color: rgb(61, 185, 49)">Kosovo begins to violently rebel against <span style="color: rgb(82, 201, 64)">Serbia (Social)

- <span style="color: rgb(242, 28, 28)">Milan Milutivonic becomes President of Serbia (Political)
 * 1997** - <span style="color: rgb(245, 41, 41)">Milosevic is elected president of <span style="color: rgb(89, 214, 61)">Serbia for three months until he recognizes opposition in major Serbian Cities (Social)

- The <span style="color: rgb(173, 45, 235)">Albanian Kosovo Liberation Army attempts to unify Kosovo with Albania through rebellion (Political)
 * 1998** - <span style="color: rgb(60, 201, 54)">Montenegro refuses to recognize the federal government (Political)

- NATO forces Yugoslav and Serbian army to withdraw from Kosovo through heavy air strikes (Political) - Albanian controlled Kosovo engages in Ethnic Cleansing of Serbians in Kosovo (Social) - <span style="color: rgb(159, 37, 208)">International Crime Tribunal charges Yugoslav ministers, President Milosevic, and President Milutinovic with charges of Crimes against Humanity (Social)
 * 1999** - Yugoslav Army forces Albanians to flee from <span style="color: rgb(72, 205, 60)">Kosovo, war breaks out between the two countries (Political)


 * 2000** - Milosevic is ousted from the presidency and handed over to the UN for war crimes (Political)


 * 2002** - FRY is abolished, but <span style="color: rgb(70, 173, 56)">Serbia and <span style="color: rgb(99, 206, 70)">Montenegro stay linked as a country (Political)

- <span style="color: rgb(68, 177, 47)">Montenegro gains independence from Serbia (Political)
 * 2003** - Yugoslavia is officially renamed Serbia and Montenegro, and a new constitution is adopted (Political)
 * 2006** - <span style="color: rgb(214, 36, 36)">Milosevic dies in custody

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