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The Beginning
Yugoslavia breaks up into several regions including the countries of Croatia, Bosnia, and Serbia. -
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Bosnian Genocide
The genocide that occured during the Bosnian War -
Lasva Valley
Lasva Valley ethnic cleansing begins. -
War Begins
War breaks out in Bosnia. -
Siege of Sarajevo
The siege of Sarajevo begins. -
Ahatovici Massacre
56 people are killed in the Ahatovici Massacre. -
Mount Vlacis Massacre
200 people are killed in a prisoner exchange. -
Ahmici massacre
Two mosques were destroyed and 120 people were killed -
Foca Massacres
From 1992-1994 the Foca massacres occured which left 2,704 people either missing or dead/ -
Serb leaders charged with genocide
United Nations tribunal on human rights violation in the Balkans charges 21 Bosnian Serb commanders with genocide and crimes against humanity. This action marks the first time that a Western political body openly charged Serbs with genocide -
Tuzla shelling.
Tuzla shelling (71 killed, 200 wounded). Happened again three days later. -
Srebrenica
Srebrenica massacre – largest massacre in Europe since World War II (20,000 Bosnian women, children and elderly bussed out; 8,000 boys and men systematically slaughtered and placed in mass graves)-Also Morgans Birthmonth. -
Nato Helps
First official NATO peacekeeping troops arrive in Sarajevo along with some other 13,000 American soldiers -
Siege Ends
After a peace treaty in Paris was signed, the siege of Sarajevo ended. -
Convictions
The first Bosnian Muslims and Croats are convicted of war crimes in the Hague. -
Karadzic captured
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, wanted on war crimes charges, has been arrested in Belgrade after nearly 13 years on the run