1 de enero: Ao nuevo
29 de noviembre: Da de la Repblica
Fechas histricas
Siglos VI-VII: llegada de poblaciones eslavas a los Balcanes, que estaban hasta esa poca bajo
dominio del Imperio romano de Oriente.
1878: revueltas contra la ocupacin otomana a lo largo de todo el siglo. Serbia se convierte en un
reino independiente. El Imperio austro-hngaro invade Bosnia-Herzegovina.
1918: creacin del reino Serbio, Croata y Esloveno. Bosnia-Herzegovina se integra en el reino, que
se convertir diez aos ms tarde en Yugoslavia.
1941: Alemania invade Yugoslavia. Inicio de la guerra de guerrillas de los serbios partidarios de la
monarqua (chetniks) y de los partisanos encabezados por Josip Broz, conocido como Tito.
1943: los partisanos liberan Belgrado con la ayuda del Ejrcito Rojo. Se establece un gobierno
provisional.
1968: Tito crea la nacionalidad de "musulmn" para los eslavos de Bosnia-Herzegovina que no se
reconocen serbios ni croatas.
1980: Tito fallece; instauracin de una presidencia colegiada garantizada por cada uno de los
representantes de las seis repblicas (Bosnia Herzegovina, Croacia, Macedonia, Montenegro,
Serbia y Eslovenia) con dos provincias autnomas (Voivodina y Kosovo), durante un ao cada una.
28 de junio de 1989: 600 aniversario de la batalla de Kosovo. Slobodan Milosevic se ocupa de los
temas nacionalistas.
Mayo de 1993: inicio del estado de sitio de Mostar por los bosnio-croatas. El Consejo de Seguridad
de la ONU crea seis "zonas de seguridad" para los musulmanes de Bosnia-Herzegovina.
21 de noviembre de 1995: firma de los acuerdos de paz en Dayton (Estados Unidos) por los
presidentes Slobodan Milosevic (serbio), Franjo Tudjman (croata) y Alija Izetbegovic (bosnio).
Febrero de 2003: los organismos montenegrinos, serbios y "federales" aprueban la Carta Magna
del nuevo Estado de "Serbia y Montenegro"
Marzo de 2004 : el presidente Vojislav Kostunica forma un nuevo Gobierno. Est compuesto de
miembros de su partido, el DOS (Oposicin Democrtica Serbia), del G17, formacin liberal, y del
SPO-NS, coalicin nacionalista.
Holidays
historical dates
VI-VII centuries: arrival of Slavic populations to the Balkans, which were until that time under the
rule of the Eastern Roman Empire.
1150: Beginning of the Serbian Nemanjic dynasty.
1371: first Turkish invasions in the Balkans.
1389: Victory of the Turks against the Serbs at the Battle of Kosovo. This defeat became the
founding myth of the Serbian nation.
1878: revolts against the Ottoman occupation throughout the century. Serbia became an
independent kingdom. The Austro-Hungarian Empire invades Bosnia-Herzegovina.
1908: the Austro-Hungarian Empire annexed Bosnia, claimed by Serbs.
June 28, 1914: A Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand, crown
prince of the Austro-Hungarian Crown, triggering the First World War.
1918: creation of the kingdom Serbian, Croatian and Slovenian. Bosnia-Herzegovina is integrated
into the kingdom, which will become ten years later in Yugoslavia.
1941: Germany invades Yugoslavia. Home of guerrilla warfare of monarchists (Chetniks) and the
partisans led by Josip Broz, known as Tito Serbs.
1943: release Partisans Belgrade with the help of the Red Army. A provisional government is
established.
1968: Tito creates the nationality of "Muslim" for the Slavs of Bosnia-Herzegovina Croats nor Serbs
do not recognize.
1974: Tito recognizes the autonomy of Kosovo.
1980: Tito dies; establishment of a collegial presidency guaranteed by each of the representatives
of the six republics (Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia)
with two autonomous provinces (Vojvodina and Kosovo), for one year each.
June 28, 1989: 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo. Slobodan Milosevic deals with
nationalistic themes.
June-September 1991: six Serbian enclaves in Bosnia Herzegovina successively proclaim their
independence.
March 28, 1992: declaration of independence of the Serbian Republic of Bosnia (Republika Srpska).
The same year siege of Sarajevo begins.
May 1993: beginning of the siege of Mostar by the Bosnian Croats. The Security Council creates six
UN "safe areas" for the Muslims of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
November 17, 1993: establishment of the War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague.
November 21, 1995: signing of the peace accords in Dayton (USA) by Presidents Slobodan
Milosevic (Serbian), Franjo Tudjman (Croatia) and Alija Izetbegovic (Bosnian).
December 14, 1995: signing of the peace agreement in Paris.
March-June 1999: NATO bombing
February 2001: the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was created, despite the sharp opposition of
Milosevic.
2002: The process starts against Milosevic at the International Criminal Tribunal (ICTY)
February 2003: Montenegrins, Serbs and "federal" agencies approve the constitution of the new
state of "Serbia and Montenegro"
March 2004: President Vojislav Kostunica form a new government. It is composed of members of
his party, the DOS (Democratic Opposition Serbia), the G17, liberal education, and SPO-NS,
nationalist coalition.
March 11, 2006: Slobodan Milosevic dies
June 3, 2006: The Parliament of Montenegro adopted a declaration of independence that marks
the end of its union with Serbia.