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  • Serbia
    Friday Jan 11, 1991
    Slobodan Milošević

    The 1st President of The Republic of Serbia

    Serbia
    Friday Jan 11, 1991

    On 11 January 1991, Milošević became The 1st President of the Republic of Serbia.




  • Serbia
    Mar, 1991
    Slobodan Milošević

    A 36-hour Blackout of Two Independent Media Stations

    Serbia
    Mar, 1991

    Milošević's government exercised influence and censorship in the media. An example was in March 1991, when Serbia's Public Prosecutor ordered a 36-hour blackout of two independent media stations, B92 Radio and Studio B television to prevent the broadcast of a demonstration against the Serbian government taking place in Belgrade. The two media stations appealed to the Public Prosecutor against the ban but the Public Prosecutor failed to respond.




  • Serbia (Yugoslavia)
    Tuesday Mar 12, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    Attempt to convince them to declare a state of emergency

    Serbia (Yugoslavia)
    Tuesday Mar 12, 1991

    On 12 March 1991, the leadership of the Army met with the Presidency of the SFRY in an attempt to convince them to declare a state of emergency which would allow for the army to take control of the country.




  • Karađorđevo, Serbia
    Monday Mar 25, 1991
    Bosnian War

    Karađorđevo meeting

    Karađorđevo, Serbia
    Monday Mar 25, 1991

    On 25 March, Franjo Tuđman and Serbian President Slobodan Milošević held a meeting in Karađorđevo. The meeting became controversial in later months due to claims by some Yugoslav politicians that the two presidents agreed to the partition of Bosnia and Herzegovina.




  • Karađorđevo, Serbia
    Monday Mar 25, 1991
    Slobodan Milošević

    The Secret Karađorđevo agreement

    Karađorđevo, Serbia
    Monday Mar 25, 1991

    According to testimony by Krajina's former President Milan Babić, Milošević had abandoned plans of having "all Serbs in one state" by March 1991 in the secret Karađorđevo agreement with Croatian President Franjo Tuđman that discussed the partition of Bosnia.




  • Tovarnik, Croatia
    Thursday May 2, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    A Croat policeman was killed

    Tovarnik, Croatia
    Thursday May 2, 1991

    In Tovarnik, a Croat policeman was killed by Serb paramilitaries on 2 May.




  • Serbia
    Jul, 1991
    Bosnian War

    The Zulfikarpašić–Karadžić agreement

    Serbia
    Jul, 1991

    In July 1991, representatives of the Serb Democratic Party (SDS), including SDS president Karadžić, and Muhamed Filipović and Adil Zulfikarpašić from the Muslim Bosniak Organisation (MBO), drafted an agreement known as the Zulfikarpašić–Karadžić agreement which would leave SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in a state union with SR Serbia and SR Montenegro. The agreement was denounced by Croat political parties. Although initially welcoming the initiative, Izetbegović later dismissed the agreement.


  • Belgrade, Serbia
    Wednesday Jul 3, 1991
    Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)

    Mechanical Breakdowns

    Belgrade, Serbia
    Wednesday Jul 3, 1991

    A large YPA armoured convoy set off from Belgrade on the morning of 3 July, ostensibly to go to Slovenia. It never arrived; according to the official account, this was due to mechanical breakdowns.


  • Europe
    Tuesday Aug 27, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    The Arbitration Commission of the Peace Conference on Yugoslavia

    Europe
    Tuesday Aug 27, 1991

    The Arbitration Commission of the Peace Conference on Yugoslavia, also referred to as Badinter Arbitration Committee, was set up by the Council of Ministers of the European Economic Community (EEC) on August 27, 1991, to provide the Conference on Yugoslavia with legal advice.


  • Kosovo
    Sep, 1991
    Kosovo War

    Kosovar Albanians held an unofficial referendum in which they voted overwhelmingly for independence

    Kosovo
    Sep, 1991

    In September 1991, Kosovar Albanians held an unofficial referendum in which they voted overwhelmingly for independence.


  • Serbia
    Thursday Oct 24, 1991
    Bosnian War

    The Serb people wished to remain in Yugoslavia

    Serbia
    Thursday Oct 24, 1991

    The Serb political representatives proclaimed the Assembly of the Serb People of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 24 October 1991, declaring that the Serb people wished to remain in Yugoslavia.


  • Serbia
    Thursday Dec 19, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    The Republic of Serbian Krajina

    Serbia
    Thursday Dec 19, 1991

    On December 19, as the intensity of the fighting increased, Croatia won its first diplomatic recognition by a western nation—Iceland—while the Serbian Autonomous Oblasts in Krajina and western Slavonia officially declared themselves the Republic of Serbian Krajina.


  • Serbia
    Thursday Dec 26, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    A Smaller Yugoslavia

    Serbia
    Thursday Dec 26, 1991

    On December 26, 1991, the Serb-dominated federal presidency announced plans for a smaller Yugoslavia that could include the territory captured from Croatia during the war.


  • Serbia
    Friday Jan 11, 1991
    Slobodan Milošević

    The 1st President of The Republic of Serbia

    Serbia
    Friday Jan 11, 1991

    On 11 January 1991, Milošević became The 1st President of the Republic of Serbia.


  • Serbia
    Mar, 1991
    Slobodan Milošević

    A 36-hour Blackout of Two Independent Media Stations

    Serbia
    Mar, 1991

    Milošević's government exercised influence and censorship in the media. An example was in March 1991, when Serbia's Public Prosecutor ordered a 36-hour blackout of two independent media stations, B92 Radio and Studio B television to prevent the broadcast of a demonstration against the Serbian government taking place in Belgrade. The two media stations appealed to the Public Prosecutor against the ban but the Public Prosecutor failed to respond.


  • Serbia (Yugoslavia)
    Tuesday Mar 12, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    Attempt to convince them to declare a state of emergency

    Serbia (Yugoslavia)
    Tuesday Mar 12, 1991

    On 12 March 1991, the leadership of the Army met with the Presidency of the SFRY in an attempt to convince them to declare a state of emergency which would allow for the army to take control of the country.


  • Karađorđevo, Serbia
    Monday Mar 25, 1991
    Bosnian War

    Karađorđevo meeting

    Karađorđevo, Serbia
    Monday Mar 25, 1991

    On 25 March, Franjo Tuđman and Serbian President Slobodan Milošević held a meeting in Karađorđevo. The meeting became controversial in later months due to claims by some Yugoslav politicians that the two presidents agreed to the partition of Bosnia and Herzegovina.


  • Karađorđevo, Serbia
    Monday Mar 25, 1991
    Slobodan Milošević

    The Secret Karađorđevo agreement

    Karađorđevo, Serbia
    Monday Mar 25, 1991

    According to testimony by Krajina's former President Milan Babić, Milošević had abandoned plans of having "all Serbs in one state" by March 1991 in the secret Karađorđevo agreement with Croatian President Franjo Tuđman that discussed the partition of Bosnia.


  • Tovarnik, Croatia
    Thursday May 2, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    A Croat policeman was killed

    Tovarnik, Croatia
    Thursday May 2, 1991

    In Tovarnik, a Croat policeman was killed by Serb paramilitaries on 2 May.


  • Serbia
    Jul, 1991
    Bosnian War

    The Zulfikarpašić–Karadžić agreement

    Serbia
    Jul, 1991

    In July 1991, representatives of the Serb Democratic Party (SDS), including SDS president Karadžić, and Muhamed Filipović and Adil Zulfikarpašić from the Muslim Bosniak Organisation (MBO), drafted an agreement known as the Zulfikarpašić–Karadžić agreement which would leave SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in a state union with SR Serbia and SR Montenegro. The agreement was denounced by Croat political parties. Although initially welcoming the initiative, Izetbegović later dismissed the agreement.


  • Belgrade, Serbia
    Wednesday Jul 3, 1991
    Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)

    Mechanical Breakdowns

    Belgrade, Serbia
    Wednesday Jul 3, 1991

    A large YPA armoured convoy set off from Belgrade on the morning of 3 July, ostensibly to go to Slovenia. It never arrived; according to the official account, this was due to mechanical breakdowns.


  • Europe
    Tuesday Aug 27, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    The Arbitration Commission of the Peace Conference on Yugoslavia

    Europe
    Tuesday Aug 27, 1991

    The Arbitration Commission of the Peace Conference on Yugoslavia, also referred to as Badinter Arbitration Committee, was set up by the Council of Ministers of the European Economic Community (EEC) on August 27, 1991, to provide the Conference on Yugoslavia with legal advice.


  • Kosovo
    Sep, 1991
    Kosovo War

    Kosovar Albanians held an unofficial referendum in which they voted overwhelmingly for independence

    Kosovo
    Sep, 1991

    In September 1991, Kosovar Albanians held an unofficial referendum in which they voted overwhelmingly for independence.


  • Serbia
    Thursday Oct 24, 1991
    Bosnian War

    The Serb people wished to remain in Yugoslavia

    Serbia
    Thursday Oct 24, 1991

    The Serb political representatives proclaimed the Assembly of the Serb People of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 24 October 1991, declaring that the Serb people wished to remain in Yugoslavia.


  • Serbia
    Thursday Dec 19, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    The Republic of Serbian Krajina

    Serbia
    Thursday Dec 19, 1991

    On December 19, as the intensity of the fighting increased, Croatia won its first diplomatic recognition by a western nation—Iceland—while the Serbian Autonomous Oblasts in Krajina and western Slavonia officially declared themselves the Republic of Serbian Krajina.


  • Serbia
    Thursday Dec 26, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    A Smaller Yugoslavia

    Serbia
    Thursday Dec 26, 1991

    On December 26, 1991, the Serb-dominated federal presidency announced plans for a smaller Yugoslavia that could include the territory captured from Croatia during the war.


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