Republic of Serbian Krajina

Republic of Serbian Krajina
Република Српска Крајина
Republika Srpska Krajina
1991–1995
Coat of arms of Serbian Krajina Krajina
Coat of arms
Motto: Samo sloga Srbina spasava
Само слога Србина спашава
"Only Unity Saves the Serbs"
Anthem: Bože Pravde
Боже правде
"God of Justice"
Unofficial anthem: Himna Krajini
Химна Крајини
"Anthem to Krajina"
The self-declared Republic of Serbian Krajina in 1991
The self-declared Republic of Serbian Krajina in 1991
StatusUnrecognized client state of Yugoslavia/Serbia[1]
CapitalKnin
Largest cityVukovar
Common languagesSerbian
Religion
Serbian Orthodox
GovernmentSemi-presidential republic
President 
• 1991–1992
Milan Babić
• 1992–1993
Goran Hadžić
• 1993–1994
Milan Babić
• 1994–1995
Milan Martić
Prime Minister 
• 1991–1992 (first)
Dušan Vještica
• 1995 (last)
Milan Babić
LegislatureNational Assembly
Historical eraYugoslav Wars
17 August 1990
19 December 1991
3 May 1995
8 August 1995
12 November 1995
Area
1991[2]17,028 km2 (6,575 sq mi)
Population
• 1991[2]
286,716
• 1993[2]
435,595
• 1994
430,000
CurrencyKrajina dinar (1992–1994)
Yugoslav dinar (1994–1995)
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Socialist Republic of Croatia
SAO Krajina
SAO Western Slavonia
SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia
Croatia
Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia (1995–1998)
Today part ofCroatia
Area source: [3]
Population source: [3][4]

The Republic of Serbian Krajina or Serb Republic of Krajina (Serbo-Croatian: Република Српска Крајина / Republika Srpska Krajina or РСК / RSK, pronounced [rɛpǔblika sr̩̂pskaː krâjina]), known as the Serbian Krajina[a] (Српска Крајина / Srpska Krajina) or simply Krajina, was a self-proclaimed Serb proto-state,[5][6] a territory within the newly independent Republic of Croatia (formerly part of Socialist Yugoslavia), which it defied, and which was active during the Croatian War of Independence (1991–95). It was not recognized internationally. The name Krajina ("Frontier") was adopted from the historical Military Frontier of the Habsburg monarchy (Austria-Hungary), which had a substantial Serb population and existed up to the late 19th century. The RSK government waged a war for ethnic Serb independence from Croatia and unification with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Republika Srpska (in Bosnia and Herzegovina).[7]

The government of Krajina had de facto control over central parts of the territory while control of the outskirts changed with the successes and failures of its military activities. The territory was legally protected by the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR).

Its main portion was overrun by Croatian forces in 1995 and the Republic of Serbian Krajina was ultimately disbanded as a result; a rump remained in eastern Slavonia under UNTAES administration until its peaceful reintegration into Croatia in 1998 under the Erdut Agreement.

  1. ^ Prosecutor v. Milan Martić Judgement Archived 4 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. p. 46. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Retrieved 13 September 2009. (On 16 March 1991 another referendum was held which asked "Are you in favour of the SAO Krajina joining the Republic of Serbia and staying in Yugoslavia with Serbia, Montenegro and others who wish to preserve Yugoslavia?". With 99.8% voting in favour, the referendum was approved and the Krajina assembly declared that "the territory of the SAO Krajina is a constitutive part of the unified state territory of the Republic of Serbia".)
  2. ^ a b "Croatia". Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b Klajn, Lajčo (2007). The Past in Present Times: The Yugoslav Saga. p. 199. University Press of America. ISBN 0-7618-3647-0.
  4. ^ Svarm, Filip (15 August 1994). The Krajina Economy Archived 15 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Vreme News Digest Agency. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  5. ^ "HIC: VJESNIK, Podlistak, 16 i 17. travnja 2005., VELIKOSRPSKA TVOREVINA NA HRVATSKOM TLU: IZVORNI DOKUMENTI O DJELOVANJU 'REPUBLIKE SRPSKE KRAJINE' (XXIX.)". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Godišnjica Oluje: Hrvatska slavi, Srbija žali". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  7. ^ "DOKUMENTI INSTITUCIJA POBUNJENIH SRBA U REPUBLICI HRVATSKOJ (siječanj – lipanj 1993.)", edicija "REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA I DOMOVINSKI RAT 1990.-1995. DOKUMENTI", Knjiga 7., str. 14-16, 21, 24, 35, 42, 52, 59, 103, 130, 155, 161, 180-182, 197, 351, 378, 414, 524, 605, 614, 632, 637