Croatian War of Independence

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The Croatian War of Independence was a conflict from 1991 to 1995 in which Croatia fought to secede from Yugoslavia and resist Serb-controlled Yugoslav and local rebel forces, resulting in Croatia’s eventual international recognition and control over most of its territory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
independence war
war
aftermath United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia
surface form: UN peacekeeping missions in Croatia

return and reintegration of refugees and displaced persons
war crimes prosecutions at International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
alsoKnownAs Croatian War of Independence
surface form: Domovinski rat

Croatian War of Independence
surface form: Homeland War
belligerent Croatian Armed Forces
surface form: Croatian Army

Croatian Defence Forces
Croatian Armed Forces
surface form: Croatian National Guard

Montenegro
independent Republic of Croatia
surface form: Republic of Croatia

Republic of Serbian Krajina
Serb forces in Croatia
Serbia
Territorial Defense of Croatia
Armed Forces of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
surface form: Yugoslav People’s Army
cause disintegration of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
rise of Croatian and Serbian nationalism
secession of Croatia from Yugoslavia
commemoratedIn Croatian official historiography
commemoratedOn Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian Defenders
country Croatia
endDate 1995-11-12
hasCasualties tens of thousands killed
hasDisplacedPersons hundreds of thousands displaced
humanRightsIssue ethnic cleansing
forced displacement
massacres of civilians
war crimes
involves Bosniaks (to a lesser extent)
ethnic Croats
ethnic Serbs in Croatia
legalContext Badinter Arbitration Commission opinions on Yugoslav dissolution
Croatia’s declaration of independence on 1991-06-25
location Croatia
Yugoslavia
surface form: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
majorBattle Battle of Gospić
Battle of Osijek
Battle of Pakrac
Battle of Vukovar
Battle of Zadar
Battle of the Barracks
Battle of Šibenik
1991–1992 Siege of Dubrovnik
surface form: Siege of Dubrovnik
majorOperation Operation Flash
Operation Maslenica
Operation Medak Pocket
Operation Storm
opposedBy Serb paramilitary forces
Armed Forces of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
surface form: Yugoslav People’s Army
partOf Yugoslav Wars
peaceAgreement Dayton Agreement
Erdut Agreement
Sarajevo ceasefire (January 1992)
recognizedBy European Economic Community
surface form: European Community member states (1992)

United Nations membership of Croatia (1992)
result Croatia regains control over most of its territory
Croatian victory
establishment of modern independent Croatian state
exodus of Serb population from parts of Croatia
international recognition of Croatia
significant civilian and military casualties
widespread destruction of infrastructure
startDate 1991-03-31
supportedBy Croatian Defence Council
surface form: Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croat forces)

European Union
surface form: European Community

NATO (politically and later militarily via air support)
United Nations
UNMission UNCRO
UNPROFOR
UNTAES

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Yugoslav Wars hasPart Croatian War of Independence
Slobodan Milošević participantIn Croatian War of Independence
Croatian Armed Forces conflict Croatian War of Independence
Croatia v. Serbia (ICJ, 2015) armedConflictContext Croatian War of Independence
Yugoslav Army conflict Croatian War of Independence
Croatian Air Force conflict Croatian War of Independence
United Nations Protection Force conflict Croatian War of Independence
Slavonia historicalEvent Croatian War of Independence
this entity surface form: Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995) in eastern Slavonia
Bosnian War precededBy Croatian War of Independence
Croatian War of Independence alsoKnownAs Croatian War of Independence
this entity surface form: Homeland War
Croatian War of Independence alsoKnownAs Croatian War of Independence
this entity surface form: Domovinski rat
Operation Storm conflict Croatian War of Independence
Erdut Agreement legalContext Croatian War of Independence
Erdut Agreement conflictEnded Croatian War of Independence
this entity surface form: Croatian War of Independence in Eastern Slavonia region
Ratko Mladić conflict Croatian War of Independence
Croatian Navy conflict Croatian War of Independence
Ante Gotovina conflict Croatian War of Independence
Yugoslav People’s Army (in territory control) engagedIn Croatian War of Independence
subject surface form: Yugoslav People’s Army
Croatian Democratic Union significantEvent Croatian War of Independence
this entity surface form: Croatian independence movement
Croatian Democratic Union significantEvent Croatian War of Independence
Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War) followedBy Croatian War of Independence
subject surface form: Ten-Day War
OSRH origin Croatian War of Independence
OSRH engagedIn Croatian War of Independence
Serbian police forces activeInConflict Croatian War of Independence
Agim Çeku conflict Croatian War of Independence
Dr. Luka Kovač militaryConflictInBackstory Croatian War of Independence
Goran Visnjic conflictParticipatedIn Croatian War of Independence
Momčilo Perišić participantIn Croatian War of Independence