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Former Yugoslavia: Genocide in the 1990’s

Former Yugoslavia: Genocide in the 1990’s. 1945-1992. Eastern Europeans . USSR fell E. Europeans had to build own stable gov’t Ethnic conflicts occurred in these countries . Yugoslavia = Diverse. Broke into various republics Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Montenegro

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Former Yugoslavia: Genocide in the 1990’s

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  1. Former Yugoslavia: Genocide in the 1990’s 1945-1992

  2. Eastern Europeans • USSR fell • E. Europeans had to build own stable gov’t • Ethnic conflicts occurred in these countries

  3. Yugoslavia = Diverse • Broke into various republics • Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Montenegro • All spoke Serbo-Croatian

  4. Major Religions

  5. Claiming Independence 1991- Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina claimed independence • Fighting broke out in Bosnia. • Bosnian Serbs (minority) wanted to claim own region in Bosnia. UN/NATO AIR STRIKES

  6. Civil War • Slobodan Milosevic- President of Yugoslavia • Ethnic cleansing- Serbs killed all people of different ethnicity • Muslims used to control the Christians under Ottoman Empire (harsh rule)

  7. Genocide Again …“Ethnic Cleansing” in Bosnia

  8. U.N. & NATO STEP IN • 1995- air strikes against Bosnian Serbs • Fighting in Kosovo • Ethnic Albanians (Muslim) lived in Kosovo (90%) Mass Graves Uncovered in Kosovo

  9. Kosovo • Milosevic ended the Muslim self-rule • Ethnic cleansing against Albanians • UN/NATO air strikes again • War Crimes

  10. Since 2000 • U.N. Peace Keepers : • have prevented renewed genocide • Have tried Milosevic (died before verdict in March 2006) for “crimes against humanity” • Now going after Radovan Karadzic • Arreseted 2008 – for crimes against humanity. UN trial is ongoing. Maladic

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