History of Serbia and Montenegro

From Freepedia

In 1990's Serbia participated in a war with Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Although the war was never officially declared, Serbia under Slobodan Milosevic helped the Serbian population in those countries in supplies.

In June of 1999, after NATO airstrikes, NATO and other troops, organized in KFor entered the province following the Kosovo War. Before the handover of power, some 300,000 Serbs and other non-Albanians were ethnically cleansed from the province. In March 17 2004, unrest in Kosovo led to several deaths as Albanians clashed with Serbs and KFor.

In 2002, with the help of the European Union, Serbia and Montenegro agreed to rename Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and redefine relationships between them. The State Union has a parliament and an army in common, and during the three years (till 2005), neither Serbia nor Montenegro will hold a referendum on the break-up of the union. However, this referendum has been announced by Montenegro, to be held in 2006. EU's high representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana has said that he is happy with the agreement, because it has stopped the disintegration progress in the former Yugoslav zone.

See also

• History of Serbia
• History of Montenegro
• History of Vojvodina
• History of Kosovo
• History of Yugoslavia
• History of the Balkans
• History of Europe