✦ History

Yugoslav Wars

March 31, 1991 – November 12, 2001

Result Breakup of Yugoslavia and the formation of independent successor states

Series of wars that accompanied the break-up of Yugoslavia: in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and North Macedonia. About 140,000 people were killed, with ethnic cleansing and the genocide at Srebrenica.

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Battles and events 8

March 31, 1991 – November 12, 1995
Croatian War of Independence Croatian victory Croatia Slobodan Milošević, Radovan Karadžić, Ratko Mladić
June 27 – July 7, 1991
Ten-Day War Slovenian victory Slovenia Slobodan Milošević, Janez Janša, Lojze Peterle
April 5, 1992 – February 29, 1996
Siege of Sarajevo Military stalemate Siege of Sarajevo François Mitterrand, Alija Izetbegović, Radovan Karadžić
April 6, 1992 – November 21, 1995
Bosnian War Bosnian War Slobodan Milošević, Haris Silajdžić, Alija Izetbegović
May 27, 1995 – February 28, 1998
Insurgency in Kosovo (1995–1998) Start of the Kosovo War Slobodan Milošević
February 28, 1998 – June 11, 1999
Kosovo War Kumanovo Agreement Pristina Agim Çeku, Ramush Haradinaj, Hashim Thaçi
June 12, 1999 – June 1, 2001
Insurgency in the Preševo Valley Preševo Vojislav Koštunica, Slobodan Milošević, Nebojša Pavković
January 22 – August 13, 2001
2001 insurgency in Macedonia Polog Boris Trajkovski, Vlado Bučkovski, Ljubčo Georgievski

Key commanders

Yugoslavia and Serb forces 17

Slobodan Milošević President of Serbia, Backed the Bosnian Serb forces Momčilo Krajišnik belligerent leader Radovan Karadžić President of Republika Srpska, Political leader of the Bosnian Serbs Ratko Mladić Commander, Army of Republika Srpska, Commanded Bosnian Serb forces, including at Srebrenica Biljana Plavšić belligerent leader Milutin Kukanjac military commander Milan Gvero belligerent leader Stanislav Galić military commander Momir Talić military commander Dragoljub Ojdanić military commander Nebojša Pavković military commander Pavle Bulatović military commander Milan Martić military commander Milan Babić belligerent leader Života Panić military commander Borisav Jović military commander Veljko Kadijević military commander

Bosnia and Herzegovina 8

Haris Silajdžić belligerent leader Alija Izetbegović President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Led the Bosnian government during the war Franjo Tuđman belligerent leader Sefer Halilović belligerent leader Rasim Delić military commander Gojko Šušak belligerent leader Janko Bobetko belligerent leader Hakija Turajlić belligerent leader

United Nations and allies 4

François Mitterrand belligerent leader Bernard Janvier military commander Lewis MacKenzie military commander Leighton W. Smith, Jr. military commander

Croatia 6

Franjo Tuđman President of Croatia, Led Croatia's war of independence Gojko Šušak military commander Janko Bobetko military commander Zvonimir Červenko military commander Petar Stipetić military commander Anton Tus military commander

NATO 8

Agim Çeku military commander Ramush Haradinaj military commander Hashim Thaçi military commander Wesley Clark military commander Agim Ramadani military commander Sali Çekaj military commander Adem Jashari military commander Hamëz Jashari military commander

Yugoslavia 3

Slobodan Milošević belligerent leader Borisav Jović military commander Veljko Kadijević military commander

Slovenia 4

Janez Janša military commander Lojze Peterle belligerent leader Janez Drnovšek military commander Milan Kučan military commander

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 3

Vojislav Koštunica belligerent leader Slobodan Milošević belligerent leader Nebojša Pavković military commander

Other 3

Boris Trajkovski participant Vlado Bučkovski participant Ljubčo Georgievski participant