Yugoslav Wars
March 31, 1991 – November 12, 2001
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.
Battles 5
March 31, 1991 – November 12, 1995
Croatian War of Independence
Croatia
June 27 – July 7, 1991
Ten-Day War
Slovenia
April 5, 1992 – February 29, 1996
April 6, 1992 – November 21, 1995
February 28, 1998 – June 11, 1999
Key commanders
Yugoslavia and Serb forces 7
Slobodan Milošević
President of Serbia, Backed the Bosnian Serb forces · 1941–2006
Momčilo Krajišnik
belligerent leader · 1945–2020
Biljana Plavšić
belligerent leader · 1930–2026
Milutin Kukanjac
military commander · 1935–2002
Milan Gvero
belligerent leader · 1937–2013
Radovan Karadžić
Bosnian Serb leader, Convicted of genocide · 1945–
Ratko Mladić
Bosnian Serb army commander, Convicted of genocide at Srebrenica · 1942–2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina 8
Haris Silajdžić
belligerent leader · 1945–?
Alija Izetbegović
President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Led the Bosnian government during the war · 1925–2003
Franjo Tuđman
belligerent leader · 1922–1999
Sefer Halilović
belligerent leader · 1952–?
Rasim Delić
military commander · 1949–2010
Gojko Šušak
belligerent leader · 1945–1998
Janko Bobetko
belligerent leader · 1919–2003
Hakija Turajlić
belligerent leader · 1936–1993
