Europe 1991: Breakup of Yugoslavia
27 June 1991
27 Jun 1991
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Breakup of Yugoslavia
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With change sweeping Europe, the multi-ethnic communist federation of Yugoslavia, already suffering from nationalistic tensions, began to break apart. In June 1991, the component republics of Croatia and Slovenia declared independence, prompting the Yugoslav Army to march in.
