The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between

Croat The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, Ge ...

forces loyal to the government of

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

—which had declared independence from the

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yu ...

(SFRY)—and the

Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

-controlled

Yugoslav People's Army The Yugoslav People's Army (abbreviated as JNA/; Macedonian and sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенска народна армија, Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian and bs, Jugoslavenska narodna armija; sl, Jugoslovanska ljudska ar ...

(JNA) and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat operations in Croatia by 1992.

1989

* 9 July 1989 ** The Anti-bureaucratic revolution, political rallies of Serbs in

SR Croatia The Socialist Republic of Croatia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Hrvatska, Социјалистичка Република Хрватска), or SR Croatia, was a constituent republic and federated state of the Sociali ...

, marked by

Greater Serbia The term Greater Serbia or Great Serbia ( sr, Велика Србија, Velika Srbija) describes the Serbian nationalist and irredentist ideology of the creation of a Serb state which would incorporate all regions of traditional significance to S ...

n rhetoric

1990

* 25 July 1990 ** Newly elected

Croatian Parliament The Croatian Parliament ( hr, Hrvatski sabor) or the Sabor is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Croatia. Under the terms of the Croatian Constitution, the Sabor represents the people and is vested with legislative power. The Sab ...

changes constitution of the

Socialist Republic of Croatia The Socialist Republic of Croatia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Hrvatska, Социјалистичка Република Хрватска), or SR Croatia, was a constituent republic and federated state of the Socia ...

, amending its name, symbols and its top leadership, embarking on a path of

independence of Croatia The independence of Croatia was a process started with the changes in the political system and the constitutional changes in 1990 that transformed the Socialist Republic of Croatia into the Republic of Croatia, which in turn proclaimed the Chri ...

* 17 August 1990 **

Log Revolution The Log Revolution ( sh, Balvan revolucija / ) was an insurrection which started on August 17, 1990, in areas of the Republic of Croatia which were populated significantly by ethnic Serbs. A full year of tension, including minor skirmishes, pa ...

* October 1990 **

SAO Kninska Krajina The Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Krajina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Srpska autonomna oblast Krajina, Српска аутономна област Крајина) or SAO Krajina () was a self-proclaimed Serbian autonomous region (oblast) wit ...

proclaims autonomy * 21 December 1990 **

SAO Krajina The Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Krajina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Srpska autonomna oblast Krajina, Српска аутономна област Крајина) or SAO Krajina () was a self-proclaimed Serbian autonomous region (oblast) wit ...

proclaims autonomy * 22 December 1990 **

Christmas Constitution The Constitution of the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Ustav Republike Hrvatske) is promulgated by the Croatian Parliament. History While it was part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, socialist Yugoslavia, the Socialist Republic of ...

1991

* 1–3 March 1991 **

Pakrac clash The Pakrac clash, known in Croatia as the Battle of Pakrac ( hr, Bitka za Pakrac), was a bloodless skirmish that took place in the Croatian town of Pakrac in March 1991. The clash was a result of increasing ethnic tensions in Croatia during the ...

* 31 March 1991 **

Plitvice Lakes incident The Plitvice Lakes incident ( hr, Krvavi Uskrs na Plitvicama or ''Plitvički krvavi Uskrs'', both translating as "Plitvice Bloody Easter") was an armed clash at the beginning of the Croatian War of Independence. It was fought between Croatian po ...

* March–April 1991 **

proclaims itself to be separate from Croatia and seeks unification with Serbia * 29 April 1991 ** Blockade of Kijevo begins. * 2 May 1991 ** Borovo Selo killings * 6 May 1991 ** Protest against Yugoslav People's Army in Split * 25 June 1991 **

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

and Croatia declare their independence * 7 July 1991 ** Croatian independence suspended for three months through

Brioni Agreement The Brioni Agreement, also known as the Brioni Declaration ( hr, Brijunska deklaracija, sr, Brionska deklaracija, italics=yes, sr-Cyrl, Брионска декларација, sl, Brionska deklaracija), is a document signed by representativ ...

* 26–27 July 1991 ** Operation Stinger * 1 August 1991 ** Dalj killings * 17 August 1991 ** Kijevo besieged again. * 25 August 1991 ** Battle of Vukovar begins * 29 August - 22 September 1991 **

Battle of Gospić The Battle of Gospić ( hr, Bitka za Gospić) was fought in the environs of Gospić, Croatia, from 29 August until 22 September 1991 during the Croatian War of Independence. The battle pitted the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), stationed in five ...

* 3–4 September 1991 **

Battle of Kusonje The Battle of Kusonje was a two-day clash fought in the village of Kusonje near the town of Pakrac on 8–9 September 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence. The battle was initiated when a platoon of the Croatian National Guard ( hr, Zb ...

* 14 September 1991 ** Start of the

Battle of the barracks The Battle of the Barracks ( hr, Bitka za vojarne) was a series of engagements that occurred in mid-to-late 1991 between the Croatian National Guard (ZNG, later renamed the Croatian Army) and the Croatian police on one side and the Yugoslav Pe ...

* 16–22 September 1991 ** Battle of Šibenik * 16 September – 5 October 1991 ** Battle of Zadar * 22 September 1991 ** Capture of Varaždin Barracks * 29 September 1991 ** Capture of Bjelovar Barracks * 1 October 1991 ** Start of the Siege of Dubrovnik * 4 October 1991 **

Dalj massacre The Dalj massacre was the killing of 56 or 57 Croats in Dalj, Croatia on 1 August 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence. In addition to civilian victims, the figure includes 20 Croatian policemen, 15 Croatian National Guard (''Zbor n ...

** Bombing of the

Zagreb TV Tower OIV Tower Sljeme is a 169-metre (563 ft) tall TV and radio tower built of reinforced concrete on the summit of the 1035 metre (3450 ft) tall peak Sljeme of the Medvednica mountain north of Zagreb, Croatia. Zagreb TV Tower was built in ...

* 5 October 1991 ** Croatia commences

general mobilization Mobilization is the act of assembling and readying military troops and supplies for war. The word ''mobilization'' was first used in a military context in the 1850s to describe the preparation of the Prussian Army. Mobilization theories and ...

* 7 October 1991 **

Bombing of Banski dvori The bombing of the Banski Dvori ( hr, bombardiranje Banskih dvora) was a Yugoslav Air Force strike on the Banski Dvori in Zagreb—the official residence of the President of Croatia at the time of the Croatian War of Independence. The airstri ...

* 10 October 1991 ** Lovas massacre * 10–13 October 1991 **

Široka Kula massacre The Široka Kula massacre was the killing of 41 civilians in the village of Široka Kula near Gospić, Croatia during the Croatian War of Independence. The killings began on 13 October 1991 and continued until late October. They were perpetrate ...

* 16–18 October 1991 **

Gospić massacre The Gospić massacre was the mass killing of 100–120 predominantly Serb civilians in Gospić, Croatia during the last two weeks of October 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence. The majority of the victims were ethnic Serbs arrested i ...

* 20 October 1991 ** Baćin massacre * 28 October 1991 ** Massacre in Lipovača near Saborsko * 29 October 1991 – 3 January 1992 ** Operation Hurricane-91 * 31 October 1991 – 4 November 1991 ** Operation Swath-10 * 7 November 1991 ** Massacre in Vukovići near Saborsko * 10–12 November 1991 ** Battle of Bastajski Brđani * 10 November 1991 ** Pula Airport incident * 12 November 1991 ** Massacre in Saborsko * 14 November 1991 ** Battle of the Dalmatian channels * 18 November 1991 ** Battle of Vukovar ends, Vukovar massacre * 18 November 1991 ** Škabrnja massacre * 23 November 1991 **

Vance plan The Vance plan ( hr, Vanceov plan, sr, Vensov plan, italics=yes) was a peace plan negotiated by the former United States Secretary of State Cyrus Vance in November 1991 during the Croatian War of Independence. At that time, Vance was the ...

- Geneva Accord signed * 28 November – 26 December 1991 **

Operation Papuk-91 Operation Swath-10 ( hr, Operacija Otkos-10) was a military offensive undertaken by the Croatian Army (''Hrvatska vojska'', or HV) against the SAO Western Slavonia Territorial Defense Forces on Bilogora Mountain in western Slavonia. Occurring f ...

* 7 December 1991 ** Murder of the Zec family * 11–13 December 1991 ** Operation Whirlwind * 13 December 1991 **

Voćin massacre The Voćin massacre was the killing of 43 civilians in Voćin, Croatia, by the Serbian White Eagles paramilitary unit on 13 December 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence. The massacre was carried out after the unit was ordered to ...

* 16 December 1991 ** Joševica massacre (contains the forensic analysis done by Serb authorities) * 17–18 December 1991 ** Operation Devil's Beam * 21 December 1991 ** Bruška massacre * 21 December 1991 ** Vrsar Bombing

1992

* 7 January 1992 ** 1992 European Community Monitor Mission helicopter downing * 15 January 1992 ** 24 countries, including 12 members of the European Communities, officially recognize Croatia as an independent state. * 3 April 1992 ** Operation Baranja * 30 May 1992 ** UN imposes sanctions against FR Yugoslavia * 17–22 May ** Operation Jaguar * 7 June 1992 – 26 June 1992 **

Operation Jackal Operation Jackal ( sh, Operacija Čagalj, Операција Чагаљ), also known as Operation June Dawns (Operacija Lipanjske zore, Операција Липањске зоре), was an offensive of the Bosnian War fought between a combine ...

(also known as Operation June Dawns) * 21–23 June 1992 ** Miljevci plateau battle * 1 July 1991 – 13 July 1992 ** Operation Tiger * 23 July 1992 – 8 August 1992 ** Operation Liberated Land * 22 September 1992 **

FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yug ...

ousted from the UN * 20–23 October 1992 **

Battle of Konavle Operation Tiger ( hr, Operacija Tigar) was a Croatian Army (HV) offensive conducted in areas of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina near Dubrovnik between 1 and 13 July 1992. It was designed to push the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) away fro ...

* 22 October 1991 – 1 November 1992 ** Operation Vlaštica

1993

* 22 January 1993 **

Operation Maslenica Operation Maslenica was a Croatian Army offensive launched in January 1993 to retake territory in northern Dalmatia and Lika from Krajina Serb forces, with the stated military objective of pushing the Serbs back from approaches to Zadar, Masl ...

* 18 February 1993 ** Daruvar Agreement * 9–17 September 1993 **

Operation Medak Pocket Operation Medak Pocket ( sh, script=Latn, Operacija Medački džep, ) was a military operation undertaken by the Croatian Army between 9 – 17 September 1993, in which a salient reaching the south suburbs of Gospić, in the south-central Lika ...

1994

* March 1994 **

Washington Agreement The Washington Agreement ( Croatian: ''washingtonski sporazum'' and Bosnian: ''vašingtonski sporazum'') was a ceasefire agreement between the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, signed in Washington ...

* 1–3 November 1994 ** Operation Cincar * 29 November – 24 December 1994 **

Operation Winter '94 Operation Winter '94 ( sh, Operacija Zima '94, Операција Зима '94) was a joint military offensive of the Croatian Army (HV) and the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) fought in southwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina between 29 November ...

1995

* January 1995 ** Creation of Z-4 plan * 7 April 1995 ** Operation Leap 1 * 1–3 May 1995 **

Operation Flash Operation Flash ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=/, Operacija Bljesak, Операција Бљесак) was a brief Croatian Army (HV) offensive conducted against the forces of the self-declared proto-state Republic of Serbian Krajina (RSK) from 1&nda ...

* 2–3 May 1995 ** Zagreb rocket attack * 4–10 June 1995 ** Operation Leap 2 * 4–7 August 1995 **

Operation Storm }) was the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and a major factor in the outcome of the Bosnian War. It was a decisive victory for the Croatian Army (HV), which attacked across a front against the self-declared proto-state Re ...

* 12 November 1995 ** Signing of

Erdut agreement The Erdut Agreement ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Erdutski sporazum, Ердутски споразум), officially the Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium, was an agreement reached on 12 November 1 ...

* November & December 1995 ** The

Dayton Agreement The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords ( Croatian: ''Daytonski sporazum'', Serbian and Bosnian: ''Dejtonski mirovni sporazum'' / Дејтонски миро ...

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External links

Chronology of the homeland war
at the web site of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia Croatian War of Independence Croatian War Of Independence