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Period: to
(Late 1980s) Serbian Slobadan Melosevic gained power
Used Nationalism and religioud hatred to gain respect/power. (resulted with more tension between Serbs and Muslims) -
Solvania and Croatia declare independence from Yugoslavia(No specific day)
This resulted in a civil war. -
Recognized Bosnia's Independence (no specific date given)
It became a mostly Muslim country. (32% Serbs)
Milosevic responds by attacking the capital.
Serbs gained ground and roundedc up Muslims. There was ahuge genocide, and forced repopulation by rape.(ethnic cleansing) -
The capital was attakced (Sarajevo)
68 killed 200 wounded -
Call for help carried through
-William Clinton promised to help end the "ethnic cleansing" which lead to safe havens being destroyed
-Military takes hold/massive bombings take place. -
Milosevic finally shows some surrendering
He aggreed to split Bosnia into two and allow democratic elections -
RESULT
200,000 Muslim civilians killed
20,000 missing/assumed dead
2,000,000 refugees