The Balkan states of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia and Macedonia became part of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia. After the death of the Yugoslavia leader, Josip Broz Tito, in 1980, the Yugoslavia union began to split apart. In 1991, Slovenia, Croatia and Macedonia declared their independence.
Muslims became the largest single population in 1991, in Bosnia. Then over the next two decades, more Serbs and Croats emigrated there.
The Serbs wanted to be dominant in Bosnia.
In early May 1992, two days after the United States and European Community recognized Bosnia's independence, Serb forces attacked Bosnia's capital, Sarajevo(better known as The Siege of Sarajevo). After that they set out to ethinic cleanse Bosnia, sending most of the Bosniaks into concentration camps, where women and girls were systematically gang-raped and other civilians were tortured, starved and murdered.
Muslims became the largest single population in 1991, in Bosnia. Then over the next two decades, more Serbs and Croats emigrated there.
The Serbs wanted to be dominant in Bosnia.
In early May 1992, two days after the United States and European Community recognized Bosnia's independence, Serb forces attacked Bosnia's capital, Sarajevo(better known as The Siege of Sarajevo). After that they set out to ethinic cleanse Bosnia, sending most of the Bosniaks into concentration camps, where women and girls were systematically gang-raped and other civilians were tortured, starved and murdered.