Yugoslav Wars

March 31, 1991 – November 12, 2001

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Yugoslav Wars

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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Commanders

Croatia 1

Franjo Tuđman President of Croatia, Led Croatia's war of independence · 1922–1999

Bosnia and Herzegovina 1

Alija Izetbegović President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Led Bosnia through the war · 1925–2003

Yugoslavia and Serb forces 3

Radovan Karadžić Bosnian Serb leader, Convicted of genocide · 1945– Ratko Mladić Bosnian Serb army commander, Convicted of genocide at Srebrenica · 1942– Slobodan Milošević President of Serbia, then of Yugoslavia, Backed Serb forces in Croatia and Bosnia; later tried for war crimes · 1941–2006

Entities involved

Yugoslavia and Serb forces

Croatia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Slovenia

NATO

Battles 2