during most of the 20th century.
The first country to be known by this name was the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
, which before 3 October 1929 was known as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. It was established on 1 December 1918 by the union of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
and the Kingdom of Serbia
(to which the Kingdom of Montenegro
was annexed on 13 November 1918, and the Conference of Ambassadors in Paris gave international recognition to the union on 13 July 1922).
1941 World War II: Yugoslavian Air Force officers topple the pro-axis government in a bloodless coup.
1943 The second session of AVNOJ, the Anti-fascist council of national liberation of Yugoslavia, is held in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, determining the post-war ordering of the country.
1963 An earthquake in Skopje, Yugoslavia (now in the Republic of Macedonia) leaves 1,100 dead.
1980 President Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia dies in Ljubljana at the age of 87.
1988 Serbian communist representative and future Serbian and Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic publicly declares that Serbia is under attack from Albanian separatists in Kosovo as well as internal treachery within Yugoslavia and a foreign conspiracy to destroy Serbia and Yugoslavia.
1988 Serbian communist representative and future Serbian and Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic publicly declares that Serbia is under attack from Albanian separatists in Kosovo as well as internal treachery within Yugoslavia and a foreign conspiracy to destroy Serbia and Yugoslavia.
1990 History of Slovenia: In a referendum, 88% of Slovenia's population vote for independence from Yugoslavia.
1991 Yugoslavia begins a naval blockade of 7 Adriatic port cities.
1991 Croatia votes to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia, making the country fully independent
2000 Yugoslav president Slobodan Milošević resigns.