Bosnia Crisis

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Bosnia Crisis
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History of Bosnia

• Bosnia is on the eastern side of Europe near
  Italy
• It was under Turkish rule
• It was involved in World War 1 and 2
• The ethnic groups of Bosnia voted for a
  declaration of Independence

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History of Bosnia Continued

• With the collapse of communism in 1989 and 1990
  there was a wave nationalism
• Wanted an independent multinational republic
• The Nazi rule over Bosnia led to prosecution

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Bosnian Crisis

• The Serbs wanted to annex Bosnia through the use
  of terror and forced evacuation
• America and other countries didnt want war so
  vast humanitarian force was sent
• The Serbs would not allow so many troops to
  assemble without a fight
• The major powers would not bring sufficient power
  to stop the Serbs
• The Americans were unwilling to die and the
  Europeans to kill in order to stop Milosevic

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Bosnian crisis Continued

• The presence of the UN led to the massacre in
  Serbrencia in July 1995
• The Serbs took 350 UN peace keepers as hostage
• Un said no more bombing that they would stick to
  peacekeeping. Hostages were released.
• Serbs laid siege on the safe havens.

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Important People in the Bosnian crisis
Slobodan Milosevic

• from Serbia
• His nickname is Butcher of the Balkans
• joined the communist party in 1963
• He earned the nickname Little Lenin while being
  the head of the Ideology of the communist party
• In 1984 he becomes involved in politics full time
  
• People liked his direct style and advocacy of
  Serbian nationalism

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Important People in the Bosnian crisis continued

• He was elected leader of the communist party
• He organizes rallies such like the one in 1988
  The rally of solidarity
• Through out the fight for independence there was
  a growing force against Milosevic
• He was constitutionally barred from a third term
  and therefore became the president of the federal
  republic of Yugoslavia
• In 2000 Milosevic amends the constitution to
  allow him to serve another two terms

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Important People in the Bosnian crisis continued

• However Milosevic is forced to step down and is
  then imprisoned
• Charges are abuse of power and corruption
• He is accused of smuggling gold bullion out of
  the country
• He also is accused of arranging the
  assassinations of political opponents

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The UNs Role in Bosnia

• The UN forces came along with the security
  council
• The UN human rights confirmed grave violations of
  human rights
• These include rape, concentration camps, torture,
  and large scale murders
• On the ground soldiers were thin and lightly
  armedand without authority or arms to interfere
  
• The security council added arms embargo, a sea
  blockade, and a no fly zone

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The UN Continued
The UN continued
The war in Bosnia and Croatia will last for three
years The United nations put trade sanctions on
Serbia As war continues militia try to ethnic
cleanse the nation The ethnic groups are held
hostage and used for prisoner trading or where
placed in concentration camps NATO forces a cease
fire Milosevic is held and tried at the
International court in Hague

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Art of the Bosnian Crisis

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Pictures from Bosnia

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Pictures From Bosnia Continued

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Sources

• http//www.sadik.net/bosnia/historyofbosnia.htm
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Bosnia_and
  _Herzegovina
• http//www.moreorless.au.com/killers/milosevic.htm
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• The Best Inventions Kofi Annan and the UN in the
  Era of American world power by James Traub