Yugoslavia
Started as Kingdom of Yugoslavia
1943-1992
Socialist Federal REpublic of Yugoslavia
Josip Tito
Toward the death of Tito, the IMF "gave them" tons of money
Ethnic tensions
You have many ethnic groups living in close quarters
so you need money; and ethnic tensions rise.
Time Line
1991: SFRY
Slovenia
Croatia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Macedonia
Serbia
1992: Federal Rep. of Yugoslavia
Serbia
Montenegro
2002: Yugoslavia officially does not have UN representation
2006: Montenegro declares Independence
Yugoslav Wars
Because there are first, serbs living in croatia that do not want to succeede
the Yugoslave army disarms Croat army
Croat militia fights Yugoslav army and Serb loyalists
Slobodan Milosevic, president of Yugoslavia / Serbia
Kosovo
Land Locked
In Serbia
Alleged removal of Ethnic Albanians
This is Europe: February 2008
Kosovo declares independence
Recognize Independence
EU
Commonwealth of UK
Japanese
United States
Do not Recognize
Serbia
Russia
Majority of UN does not recognize them
Ethnic Conflict
Kosovars are Serbians by State
Albanian by Ethnicity
Muslim by Religion
Speak Albanian Language
Not related to serbian
not close to intelligible
Nation without a State
Yugoslavia
Added: 2011-03-02 15:42:41
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Yugoslavia