1984 Winter Olympics – Sarajevo ‘84
byThe 1984 Winter Olympics, or Sarajevo ’84 as it is more commonly known, was the first Winter Olympic Games to be hosted in a…
Bosnia
Montenegro – A Brief History
byToday Montenegro is known for beautiful beaches, coastal towns along the Adriatic, an amazing summer holiday destination, medieval villages and majestic mountains. It sits…
A Brief History of Yugoslavia
byFor most of the 20th century, Yugoslavia was a country in central Europe. Situated in the west of the Balkan peninsula. Until 1991 it…
After Dayton – Significant Events
by1996 The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, a United Nations court of law established to handle the war crimes that took place…
Slobodan Praljak – Did the war really end?
byOver twenty years after the conflict in The Balkans, Bosnian Croat war criminal Slobodan Praljak killed himself in The Hague during an appeal hearing….
Rise of Nationalism – Franjo Tudjman
byNationalism has been prevalent in Croatia since before World War II. Ante Pavelic, a military dictator and Croatian fascist, founded the ultranationalist movement known…