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Bookmark or Share- Yugoslavia - WikipediaThe concept of Yugoslavia, as a common state for all South Slavic peoples, emerged in the late 17th century and gained prominence through the Illyrian Movement of the 19th century. The name was created by the combination of the Slavic words jug ("south") and Slaveni / Sloveni (Slavs).
- Yugoslavia - Federalism, Breakup, Nations | BritannicaYugoslavia - Federalism, Breakup, Nations: 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 February–March 1992 Bosniaks (Muslims) and Croats voted to secede.
- Kingdom of Yugoslavia - WikipediaThe Kingdom of Yugoslavia [9] was a country in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 1918 to 1929, it was officially called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, but the term "Yugoslavia" ( lit. 'Land of the South Slavs ') was its colloquial name due to its origins. [10]
- Breakup of Yugoslavia - WikipediaAfter a period of political and economic crisis in the 1980s, the constituent republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia split apart, but the unresolved issues caused a series of inter-ethnic Yugoslav Wars. The wars primarily affected Bosnia and Herzegovina, neighbouring parts of Croatia and, some years later, Kosovo .
- How the break-up of Yugoslavia 30 years ago led to bloody wars and ...Tensions and hatred, suppressed for generations, overflowed into 20 years of sectarian and ethnic conflict that would leave at least 130,000 dead and create 2.4 million refugees. Serious intercommunal conflict will accompany the break-up [of Yugoslavia] and will continue afterward ...
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