Unresolved issues from the breakup caused a series of inter-ethnic Yugoslav Wars from 1991 to 2001 which primarily affected Bosnia and Herzegovina, neighbouring parts of Croatia and, some years …

Dec 7, 2025 · On June 25, 1991, Slovenia and Croatia declared their secession from the Yugoslav federation. Macedonia (now North Macedonia) followed suit on December 19, and in …

Jun 24, 2021 · The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, founded in 1943 during World War II, was a federation made up of six socialist republics. From 1960 to 1980, the country was something of a …

After the end of World War II, Croatia became part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. This period was characterized by both social transformations and political instability.

A majority of Croats supported Croatia's independence from Yugoslavia, while many ethnic Serbs living in Croatia, supported by Serbia, [28][29] opposed the secession and advocated Serb-claimed lands …

The breakup of Yugoslavia did not occur in isolation but was rather the culmination of decades if not centuries of complex ethnic tensions and political maneuvering among its six republics: Slovenia, …

Government troops and Croatian nationalists (Utashi) clashed near Maribor on June 26-July 27, 1972, resulting in the deaths of 19 nationalists and 13 government soldiers. The central committee of the …

May 22, 2006 · Yugoslavia was first formed as a kingdom in 1918 and then recreated as a Socialist state in 1945 after the Axis powers were defeated in World War II. The constitution established six …

Why did Croatia break up from Yugoslavia? The varied reasons for the country's breakup ranged from the cultural and religious divisions between the ethnic groups making up the nation, to the memories …

Dec 16, 2025 · After 1945 Croatia was a republic within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. This new federation was intended to satisfy the national aspirations of all its peoples, but a centrally …