2. Background | Srebrenica - July 6th-19th, 1995
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1.
PROLOGUE
2.
BACKGROUND
2.1.
War in Bosnia and Herzegovina
2.2.
Prelude to Genocide
2.3.
“Protected Zone”
2.4.
Defining Genocide
3.
BSA OFFENSIVE ON THE SAFE ZONE
4.
THE FALL OF SREBRENICA SAFE ZONE
5.
EXECUTIONS
6.
MASS GRAVES
7.
HAGUE TRIBUNAL
8.
PERCEPTIONS
9.
REFERENCES

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2.

Background

The Fall of Yugoslavia 1991-1999

The Fall of Yugoslavia 1991-1999 Map (© FAMA Collection, 1999)

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In 1980, after the death of the president of the former Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito - Yugoslavia began to collapse, leading to the break-up of the multiethnic Yugoslav federation in four wars:

  • Slovenia in 1991
  • Croatia 1991-1995
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-1995
  • Kosovo in 1999

The Fall of Yugoslavia 1991-1999 (Mapping the Dayton Peace Accords, 2015)

1. Prologue
2.1. War in Bosnia and Herzegovina