After World War II ended in 1945, the country of Yugoslavia�a federation of six republics that occupied a portion of the Balkan Peninsula�came under the control of Communist leader Josip Broz Tito. After Tito's death in 1980, the leaders of several of the republics began pushing for greater autonomy. In 1991 and 1992 four Yugoslav republics�Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, and Slovenia�declared their independence. The dissolution of Yugoslavia produced a violent conflict between the country�s ethnic groups, centered in the republics of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and lasting until December 1995.
Monday, November 24, 2003
Encarta: The Balkans Today:
After World War II ended in 1945, the country of Yugoslavia�a federation of six republics that occupied a portion of the Balkan Peninsula�came under the control of Communist leader Josip Broz Tito. After Tito's death in 1980, the leaders of several of the republics began pushing for greater autonomy. In 1991 and 1992 four Yugoslav republics�Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, and Slovenia�declared their independence. The dissolution of Yugoslavia produced a violent conflict between the country�s ethnic groups, centered in the republics of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and lasting until December 1995.
After World War II ended in 1945, the country of Yugoslavia�a federation of six republics that occupied a portion of the Balkan Peninsula�came under the control of Communist leader Josip Broz Tito. After Tito's death in 1980, the leaders of several of the republics began pushing for greater autonomy. In 1991 and 1992 four Yugoslav republics�Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, and Slovenia�declared their independence. The dissolution of Yugoslavia produced a violent conflict between the country�s ethnic groups, centered in the republics of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and lasting until December 1995.
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