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Conflict Europe

Croatian War of Independence

1991 CE – 1995 CE · 4 years

War triggered by Yugoslavia's breakup in which Croatia fought the JNA and Serb separatist forces before major Croatian offensives restored most of the state's territory.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Croatia
  • Yugoslav People's Army and Serb forces

Key moments

Defining events in the Croatian War of Independence.

  1. 1991 Battle of Vukovar
  2. 1991-1992 Siege of Dubrovnik
  3. 1995 Operation Storm

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Landmark · Europe

Plitvice Lakes

3000 BCE – still standing

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1918 CE – 1992 CE

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1992 CE – 1995 CE

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Giant's Causeway

3000 BCE – still standing

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Czechoslovakia

1918 CE – 1992 CE

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Algerian Civil War

1992 CE – 2002 CE

Landmark · Europe

Danube Delta

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Europe

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Founded 1992 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1991 CE and 1995 CE.

1991 CE Yugoslav Wars 1992 CE Bosnian War 1992 CE Algerian Civil War 1992 CE Siege of Sarajevo 1991 CE Somali Civil War

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Austronesian peoples Polity · East Asia 2000 BCE – 1994 CE Deng Xiaoping Figure · Sichuan, China 1904 CE – 1997 CE Eritrean War of Independence Conflict · Middle East 1961 CE – 1991 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing USSR Polity 1920 CE – 1991 CE
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