Civil War in YugoslaviaCivil War in Yugoslavia

Break-upBreak-up Ethnic CleansingEthnic Cleansing Crisis in KosovoCrisis in Kosovo

Yugoslavia after World Yugoslavia after World War IWar I

Homeland for SlavsHomeland for Slavs It consisted of It consisted of

various republics: various republics: Serbia, Croatia, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Macedonia, Slovenia Macedonia, Slovenia and Montenegroand Montenegro

Religious Groups within Religious Groups within YugoslaviaYugoslavia

Orthodox ChristiansOrthodox Christians: : SerbiansSerbians

Roman CatholicsRoman Catholics: : CroatiansCroatians

MuslimsMuslims: Bosnians: Bosnians The groups had distinct The groups had distinct

customs and religions customs and religions but spoke the same but spoke the same languagelanguage

SERBS DOMINATED SERBS DOMINATED THE STATETHE STATE

Yugoslavia post WW IIYugoslavia post WW II

Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz Tito (Marshall) ruled (Marshall) ruled Yugoslavia with an Yugoslavia with an IRON hand until his IRON hand until his death in 1980. death in 1980.

Post Tito the Post Tito the economy weakens economy weakens and age old ethnic and age old ethnic conflicts flare up.conflicts flare up.

Yugoslavia Post WW IIYugoslavia Post WW II

1991 Communism 1991 Communism collapses in collapses in Eastern EuropeEastern Europe

Civil War breaks Civil War breaks out between the out between the Croatians, Croatians, Muslims and Muslims and SerbiansSerbians

Yugoslavia Post World War IIYugoslavia Post World War II

Serbian leader Serbian leader Slobodan Slobodan Milosevic stirs up Milosevic stirs up ethnic unrest in his ethnic unrest in his country leading country leading to……to……

Bosnian Civil War 1992-Bosnian Civil War 1992-19961996

The war erupted between Muslims, The war erupted between Muslims, Serbians and CroatiansSerbians and Croatians

Serbs living in Bosnia received money Serbs living in Bosnia received money and arms from Serbian leader Slobodan and arms from Serbian leader Slobodan MilosevicMilosevic

The Muslims, who were the majority did The Muslims, who were the majority did not want the country divided into ethnic not want the country divided into ethnic regionsregions

GenocideGenocide Slobodan Milosevic Slobodan Milosevic

led the Serbs and led the Serbs and had a huge military had a huge military advantage advantage

Troops were ordered Troops were ordered to gather up mass to gather up mass Muslims and shoot Muslims and shoot them or force them to them or force them to flee their village.flee their village.

UN peacekeepersUN peacekeepers In Srebrenica, U.N. In Srebrenica, U.N.

peacekeepers stood by peacekeepers stood by helplessly as the Serbs helplessly as the Serbs under the command of under the command of General Ratko Mladic General Ratko Mladic systematically selected systematically selected and then slaughtered and then slaughtered nearly 8,000 men and nearly 8,000 men and boys between the ages boys between the ages of twelve and sixty - the of twelve and sixty - the worst mass murder in worst mass murder in Europe since World War Europe since World War II.II.

SlaughterSlaughter

The grave contained The grave contained victims of the 1995 victims of the 1995 Srebrenica Srebrenica massacre, in which massacre, in which about 8,000 Muslim about 8,000 Muslim men and boys were men and boys were killed by Bosnian killed by Bosnian Serb troops. Serb troops.

The GenocideThe Genocide

Police regularly Police regularly committed human committed human rights abuses in the rights abuses in the form of torture or form of torture or physical abuse.physical abuse.

People young and old People young and old were thrown in trucks were thrown in trucks and shipped off to their and shipped off to their deaths.deaths.

Escapees were shot or Escapees were shot or decapitated if caught.decapitated if caught.

Young child who was murdered by military officers.

UN, NATO and RUSSIA UN, NATO and RUSSIA work for peacework for peace

1995 NATO 1995 NATO launched air launched air strikes against strikes against the Bosnian the Bosnian Serb militarySerb military

Dayton Accords Dayton Accords = peace = peace agreementsagreements

After the GenocideAfter the Genocide

Up to 200,000 men, and boys over 13 years Up to 200,000 men, and boys over 13 years old, were killed.old, were killed.

Bosnian women and girls were held captive, Bosnian women and girls were held captive, raped and released when they were pregnant raped and released when they were pregnant with Serbian babieswith Serbian babies

The slaughtering was carried out by strict The slaughtering was carried out by strict military orders.military orders.

Thousands of bodies were buried in mass Thousands of bodies were buried in mass graves.graves.

There are still 20,000 people listed as missing There are still 20,000 people listed as missing in Bosnia.in Bosnia.

Kosovo Crisis – Now Kosovo Crisis – Now IndependentIndependent

Kosovo is a province in Kosovo is a province in Serbia sacred to Christian Serbia sacred to Christian SerbsSerbs

90% of its inhabitants are 90% of its inhabitants are ethnic Albanians who are ethnic Albanians who are MuslimMuslim

Milosevic stripped Kosovo of Milosevic stripped Kosovo of its autonomy and established its autonomy and established martial lawmartial law

Ethnic cleansing of Albanians Ethnic cleansing of Albanians began began

NATO held air strikes against NATO held air strikes against Serbs Serbs

International War Crimes International War Crimes Trial for: Slobodan Trial for: Slobodan MilosevicMilosevic

Tried by the ICJ for Tried by the ICJ for crimes against crimes against humanityhumanity

Trial lasted 4 yearsTrial lasted 4 years Prior to sentencing in Prior to sentencing in

March 2006 he died March 2006 he died in jailin jail

““The tragedy of Srebrenica will The tragedy of Srebrenica will forever haunt the history of the forever haunt the history of the United Nations.” –Kofi AnnanUnited Nations.” –Kofi Annan