Post Cold War 1991-2004 Flashcards
Tito Dies and is replaced by a collective head of state with representatives of 6 republics
1980
War between Serbia and Croatia
1991-92
Bosnian War between Bosnian muslims and Serbs
1992-95
Massacre at Srebrenica, NATO airstrikes
July 1995
Dayton Peace agreement
1995
Kosovian War and NATO air strikes
1999
First Gulf War- Iraq involvement in Kuwait
1990-91
US invasion of Afghanistan
2002
Second Gulf War- Iraq
2003
Saddam Hussein captures
9/11 terrorist attacks on US twin towers
September 11th 2001
Bush Doctrine
January 2002
Bush announces a War on terror
Axis of evil: Iran, Iraq and North Korea
‘You are either with us or with the terrorists’
Cambodia-
1992-3
UN successful democratic election after ceasefire and deal with refugees
East Timur
1999-2002
Indonesia invaded East timur in 1975, but in 1999 the UN oversaw a vote for its future 78% vote independence but resulted in violence. UN administered the transition for full independence and self government
Rwanda
1993-5
Civil war between Hutus and Tutsis, 800,000 Tutsis killed by Hutus in 1994
UN only negotiate peace after killing
Sierra Leone
1999
Civil war, UN send in peacekeepers after sanctions are ineffective. Most are kidnapped and taken hostage. Britain had to bail them out using full military force