SAO Kninska Krajina
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Serbian Autonomous Oblast (SAO) of Kninska Krajina was a Serb self-proclaimed autonomous region (oblast
) in SR Croatia. It was formed in 1990 and was subsequently transformed into SAO Krajina
and later included into the Republic of Serbian Krajina
. The center of the SAO was the city of Knin
.
, ethnic tensions increased. As Franjo Tuđman was planning to secede Croatia from Yugoslavia, Serb leaders in anticipation created an autonomous region around the city of Knin called SAO Kninska Krajina, which in October 1990 they transformed into SAO Krajina
after the SAO was joined by the Community (Association) of Municipalities of Northern Dalmatia
and Lika
.
SAO Kninska Krajina refers to the original Serbian Autonomous Region (SAO) which was just the city of Knin and the area around it. However, some use it to mean SAO Krajina
prior to the creation of the Republic of Serbian Krajina
, while some just use Kninska Krajina to refer to Krajina prior.
Oblast
Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
) in SR Croatia. It was formed in 1990 and was subsequently transformed into SAO Krajina
SAO Krajina
Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Krajina or SAO Krajina was a self proclaimed Serbian autonomous region within modern-day Croatia . It existed between 1990 and 1991 and was subsequently included into Republic of Serbian Krajina...
and later included into the Republic of Serbian Krajina
Republic of Serbian Krajina
The Republic of Serbian Krajina was a self-proclaimed Serb entity within Croatia. Established in 1991, it was not recognized internationally. It formally existed from 1991 to 1995, having been initiated a year earlier via smaller separatist regions. The name Krajina means "frontier"...
. The center of the SAO was the city of Knin
Knin
Knin is a historical town in the Šibenik-Knin county of Croatia, located near the source of the river Krka at , in the Dalmatian hinterland, on the railroad Zagreb–Split. Knin rose to prominence twice in history, as a one-time capital of both the Kingdom of Croatia and briefly of the...
.
History
After multi-party elections in Croatia in 1990Croatian parliamentary election, 1990
Parliamentary elections were held in Croatia on 22 April 1990, with a second round of voting on 6 May. The first free elections since multi-party politics were introduced, they resulted in a victory for the Croatian Democratic Union, which won 55 of the 80 seats...
, ethnic tensions increased. As Franjo Tuđman was planning to secede Croatia from Yugoslavia, Serb leaders in anticipation created an autonomous region around the city of Knin called SAO Kninska Krajina, which in October 1990 they transformed into SAO Krajina
SAO Krajina
Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Krajina or SAO Krajina was a self proclaimed Serbian autonomous region within modern-day Croatia . It existed between 1990 and 1991 and was subsequently included into Republic of Serbian Krajina...
after the SAO was joined by the Community (Association) of Municipalities of Northern Dalmatia
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
and Lika
Lika
Lika is a mountainous region in central Croatia, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east by the Malovan pass...
.
SAO Kninska Krajina refers to the original Serbian Autonomous Region (SAO) which was just the city of Knin and the area around it. However, some use it to mean SAO Krajina
SAO Krajina
Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Krajina or SAO Krajina was a self proclaimed Serbian autonomous region within modern-day Croatia . It existed between 1990 and 1991 and was subsequently included into Republic of Serbian Krajina...
prior to the creation of the Republic of Serbian Krajina
Republic of Serbian Krajina
The Republic of Serbian Krajina was a self-proclaimed Serb entity within Croatia. Established in 1991, it was not recognized internationally. It formally existed from 1991 to 1995, having been initiated a year earlier via smaller separatist regions. The name Krajina means "frontier"...
, while some just use Kninska Krajina to refer to Krajina prior.
See also
- Kninska KrajinaKninska KrajinaKninska Krajina is a geographical region in Croatia. It is located around the town of Knin in northern Dalmatia.-Geography:Kninska Krajina is situated between Bukovica in the southwest, Lika in the northwest, Drniška krajina in the south, Cetinska krajina in the southwest, and Bosnia and...
- geographical region in which the SAO was centered - SAO KrajinaSAO KrajinaSerbian Autonomous Oblast of Krajina or SAO Krajina was a self proclaimed Serbian autonomous region within modern-day Croatia . It existed between 1990 and 1991 and was subsequently included into Republic of Serbian Krajina...
- SAO Western SlavoniaSAO Western SlavoniaSAO Western Slavonia or Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Western Slavonia was a Serbian self-proclaimed autonomous region within Croatia. It was formed on 12 August 1991 and was subsequently included into Republic of Serbian Krajina...
- SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia
- Republic of Serbian KrajinaRepublic of Serbian KrajinaThe Republic of Serbian Krajina was a self-proclaimed Serb entity within Croatia. Established in 1991, it was not recognized internationally. It formally existed from 1991 to 1995, having been initiated a year earlier via smaller separatist regions. The name Krajina means "frontier"...
- Croatian war of independenceCroatian War of IndependenceThe Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
- Serbs in Croatia
- SAO Bosanska KrajinaSAO Bosanska KrajinaSerbian Autonomous Oblast of Bosanska Krajina was a self-proclaimed Serbian autonomous region within today's Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was sometimes called the Autonomous Region of Krajina . SAO Bosanska Krajina was located in the geographical region named Bosanska Krajina. Its capital was...