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#Srebrenica
By: Harveer Singhtwitter.com/iastoss+91-880-2009-420
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#Srebrenica
• Multiethnic Yugoslavia was the federation of Republics– Slovenia–Croatia– Serbia–Bosnia–Montenegro–Macedonia
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• With the death of Tito, the rise of nationalism led to disintegration of these Yugoslav Republics.• Milosevic Fomented hatred.
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The Disintegration
–1991: Croatia and Slovenia–1992: Macedonia–1992: Bosnia and Herzegovina–2006: Serbia and Montenegro–2008: Kosovo
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Bosnia War
• 1992-1995• Bosnian President: Alija Izetbegovic• Bosnian Serb Leader: Rodovan
Karadzic• Ended with Dayton Agreement
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• Three towns in eastern Bosnia–Srebrenica, Zepa and Gorazde–remained under control of the Bosnian government.
• The U.N. had declared these enclaves “safe havens” in 1993, protected by international peacekeeping forces.
• On July 11, 1995 : Bosnian Serb forces advanced on Srebrenica, overwhelming a battalion of Dutch peacekeeping forces stationed there.
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• Estimates of Bosniaks killed by Serb forces at Srebrenica range from around 7,000 to more than 8,000.
• A recent UN resolution to classify the killings as an act of genocide was vetoed by Russia − a move that pleased Serbia.
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