19 May 1991 – Breakup of Yugoslavia: With the local Serb population boycotting the referendum, Croatians voted in favour of independence from Yugoslavia.
19 May 1991 – Breakup of Yugoslavia: With the local Serb population boycotting the referendum, Croatians voted in favour of independence from Yugoslavia.
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Croatia held an independence referendum on 19 May 1991, following the Croatian parliamentary elections of 1990 and the rise of ethnic tensions that led to the breakup of Yugoslavia.
With 83 percent turnout, voters approved the referendum, with 93 percent in favor of independence.
Subsequently, Croatia declared independence and the dissolution of its association with Yugoslavia on 25 June 1991, but it introduced a three-month moratorium on the decision when urged to do so by the European Community and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe through the Brioni Agreement.
The war in Croatia escalated during the moratorium, and on 8 October 1991, the Croatian Parliament severed all remaining ties with Yugoslavia. In 1992, the countries of the European Economic Community granted Croatia diplomatic recognition and Croatia was admitted to the United Nations.
Interesting [documentary movie](https://youtu.be/xw49iL6zGyQ) about breakup of Yugoslavia.
p.s. I don’t say it’s rightful, but it gives some interesting perspectives.
[Once upon a time, there was a country…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjyEvGTrOg4)
Illegal per Yugoslavia constitution
the country had many flaws, but i think we would all be better off if yugoslavia still existed
Serbs malding in the comments. Love to see it.
That’s not the Yugoslavian flag, it’s the Dutch farmers flag with a star added. /s
[Death of Yugoslavia | Full BBC Documentary Series | HD](https://youtu.be/bVUg-VoPAeA) (4 hours and 45 minutes)
The combination of never-before-seen archive footage interspersed with interviews of most of the main players in the conflict, including Slobodan Milošević was certainly insightful.
Yugoslavia was like a little soviet union almost
The basic idea of unity was correct , the implementation and communist principles not so much which then lead to the dissolution
Balkan flairs arguing in the comments from their apartments in Vienna: