Yugoslav Wars
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The Yugoslav Wars were a series of ethnically driven conflicts in the 1990s that accompanied the breakup of Yugoslavia, leading to widespread violence, war crimes, and significant political changes across the Balkans.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yugoslav Wars canonical | 38 |
| 1990sYugoslavWars | 1 |
| Bosnian War | 1 |
| Ten-Day War | 1 |
| Yugoslav Wars (limited, as reserves) | 1 |
| Yugoslav Wars era | 1 |
| Yugoslav Wars in Slovenia | 1 |
| Yugoslav wars | 1 |
| breakup of Yugoslavia | 1 |
| dissolution of Yugoslavia | 1 |
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
ethnic conflict ⓘ series of wars ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Dayton Agreement
ⓘ
Erdut Agreement ⓘ Kumanovo Agreement ⓘ NATO peacekeeping missions in the Balkans ⓘ UN peacekeeping missions in the former Yugoslavia ⓘ creation of International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ economic devastation in affected regions ⓘ establishment of Republika Srpska within Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ long-term political instability in the Balkans ⓘ |
| cause |
breakup of Yugoslavia
ⓘ
ethnic tensions among South Slavs ⓘ rise of nationalism in Yugoslav republics ⓘ weakening of communist rule in Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
ethnic cleansing
ⓘ
forced displacement ⓘ massacres of civilians ⓘ refugee crisis ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| conflictType |
civil war
ⓘ
interstate war ⓘ secessionist conflict ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Albania
ⓘ
Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ Bosniaks ⓘ Croatia ⓘ Croats ⓘ Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Kosovo ⓘ Albanians ⓘ
surface form:
Kosovo Albanians
Macedonians ⓘ Montenegro ⓘ North Macedonia ⓘ Serbia ⓘ Serbs ⓘ Slovene ⓘ
surface form:
Slovenes
Slovenia ⓘ Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
|
| endTime | 2001 ⓘ |
| estimatedDeaths | 130000 to 140000 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bosnian War
ⓘ
Croatian War of Independence ⓘ Kosovo War ⓘ
surface form:
Insurgency in the Preševo Valley
Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia ⓘ Kosovo War ⓘ Yugoslav Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ten-Day War
Yugoslav Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Yugoslav Wars in Slovenia
|
| legalConsequences | war crimes trials at ICTY ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balkans
ⓘ
Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form:
former Yugoslavia
|
| mainBelligerent |
Army of Republika Srpska
ⓘ
Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ Croatian Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Croatian Army
Croatian Defence Council ⓘ Yugoslav Army ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia armed forces
Kosovo Liberation Army ⓘ NATO ⓘ Yugoslav military contingent ⓘ
surface form:
Yugoslav People’s Army
|
| mediaCoverage | extensive international media attention ⓘ |
| notableIndictedLeaders |
Radovan Karadžić
ⓘ
Ratko Mladić ⓘ Slobodan Milošević ⓘ |
| partOf | post–Cold War conflicts ⓘ |
| refugeesAndIDPs | millions ⓘ |
| result |
de facto separation of Kosovo from Serbia
ⓘ
dissolution of Yugoslavia ⓘ Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
surface form:
independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina
independence of Croatia ⓘ independence of Montenegro ⓘ independence of North Macedonia ⓘ independence of Slovenia ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
ⓘ
Operation Storm ⓘ Siege of Sarajevo ⓘ Srebrenica genocide ⓘ
surface form:
Srebrenica massacre
|
| startTime | 1991 ⓘ |
Referenced by (47)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bosnian War
this entity surface form:
Ten-Day War
this entity surface form:
Yugoslav Wars in Slovenia
subject surface form:
Karabiner 98k
this entity surface form:
Yugoslav Wars era
this entity surface form:
breakup of Yugoslavia
this entity surface form:
dissolution of Yugoslavia
this entity surface form:
1990sYugoslavWars
this entity surface form:
Yugoslav wars
subject surface form:
T-72
subject surface form:
Ten-Day War
this entity surface form:
Yugoslav Wars (limited, as reserves)