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The Yugoslav Wars

Jul 2, 1991 – Dec 17, 1995

Europe's worst war since 1945, three hours' flight from Oslo

In depth

The term "ethnic cleansing" entered common use through these wars: populations were driven out to make areas ethnically uniform. The UN tribunal for the former Yugoslavia was set up in 1993, while the war was still going on, and convicted over ninety people. The war also showed how little UN peacekeepers could achieve without a mandate to use force.

For children

Yugoslavia broke apart, and four years of war between the new countries followed. Sarajevo was besieged for nearly four years. Over a hundred thousand people were killed, and millions had to flee their homes.

Sources

Silber & Little, The Death of Yugoslavia (1995)
ICTY (FNs domstol for det tidligere Jugoslavia): rettspraksis

Connects to

SrebrenicaJul 11, 1995
The Soviet Union dissolvesDec 1991
The United Nations is foundedOct 24, 1945
The genocide in RwandaApr 9, 1994 – Jul 13, 1994

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