Top 10 Dates in the 3rd Balkin War

By cgamma001

  • Death of Marshal Tito

  • Death of Marshal Tito

    The death of Tito was catastrophic for Yugoslavia because he left the country with no instructions on how to hold itself together.

  • Battle of Borovo Selo

    First armed conflict as ethnic tensions rises in Croatia. marks the start of the Croatian war for independence.

  • Secession of Slovenia

    Marks the start of conflicts with the Yugoslavian army moving in shortly after. This marks the start of the 10-day war.

  • Siege of Sarajevo

    The siege of Sarajevo starts and marks the initial start of the Yugo Bosnian conflict.

  • Start of War in Bosnia

    War breaks out in Bosnia as tensions rise between different ethnicities.

  • NATO begins airstrikes

    NATO begins bombing Bosnian Serb troops

  • End of the Siege of Sarajevo

    this marks the end of the longest siege in modern history.

  • Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic goes on trial

    Milosevic goes on trial for 66 counts of genocide. He gets tried for war crimes committed during the Balkan war.

  • Slobodan Milosevic dies

    Slobodan Milosevic Commits suicide in his cell in the Hague.