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Background: The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes was formed in 1918; its name was changed to Yugoslavia in 1929. Occupation by Nazi Germany in 1941 was resisted by various paramilitary bands that fought each other as well as the invaders. The group headed by Marshal TITO took full control upon German expulsion in 1945. Although Communist, his new government and its successors (he died in 1980) managed to steer their own path between the Warsaw Pact nations and the West for the next four and a half decades. In the early 1990s, post-TITO Yugoslavia began to unravel along ethnic lines: Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina were recognized as independent states in 1992. The remaining republics of Serbia and Montenegro declared a new "Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" (FRY) in April 1992 and, under President Slobodan MILOSEVIC, Serbia led various military intervention efforts to unite ethnic Serbs in neighboring republics into a "Greater Serbia." All of these efforts were ultimately unsuccessful and led to Yugoslavia being ousted from the UN in 1992. In 1998-99, massive expulsions by FRY forces and Serb paramilitaries of ethnic Albanians living in Kosovo provoked an international response, including the NATO bombing of Serbia and the stationing of a NATO-led force (KFOR), in Kosovo. Federal elections in the fall of 2000, brought about the ouster of MILOSEVIC and installed Vojislav KOSTUNICA as president. The arrest of MILOSEVIC in 2001 allowed for his subsequent transfer to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague to be tried for crimes against humanity. In 2001, the country's suspension from the UN was lifted, and it was once more accepted into UN organizations under the name of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Kosovo has been governed by the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) since June 1999, under the authority of UN Security Council Resolution 1244, pending a determination by the international community of its future status. In 2002, the Serbian and Montenegrin components of Yugoslavia began negotiations to forge a looser relationship. These talks became a reality in February 2003 when lawmakers restructured the country into a loose federation of two republics called Serbia and Montenegro. The Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro includes a provision that allows either republic to hold a referendum after three years that would allow for their independence from the state union.




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Short visit in Belgrade
31 days ago: GregCath published a blog
Short visit in Belgrade
October 7th 2009  Europe » Serbia » West » Belgrade
After some ticketing hassles in Vienna, we made it through to Belgrade and had 6 hrs to kill. Of course we decided to make a short visit to the city. Negotiations started as soon as we stepped out o ... 3 photos [full story]

Simple or Material Life? You Decide.
October 3rd 2008  Europe » Serbia » West » Belgrade
I spent the wandering through the city. I visited the war museum, and walked the perimeter of the fortress. I went back to my hostel to cook dinner and met Carrie. She was working at the hostel. She ... 6 photos [full story]

Belgrade
80 days ago: tanglefish published a blog
Belgrade
July 1st 2009  Europe » Serbia » West » Belgrade
A very local train to Belgrade (plastic seats) but comfortable enough for the short journey. Then a half hour local bus to our hotel, who didn’t have our booking and they were full from havi ... 9 photos [full story]

Београд
83 days ago: feministraveler published a blog
Београд
July 1st 2009  Europe » Serbia » West » Belgrade
Београд, Beograd or Belgrade, Serbia We decided to travel to Serbia earlier than originally planned after finding out about the Schengen Rules for travel in ... 29 photos [full story]

89 days ago: Lafayette Balch published a blog
no bucharest for the wicked
August 11th 2009  Europe » Serbia » West » Belgrade
I figured that if I were to go to a completely unfamilar place with a different alphabet, I may as well make friends before getting on the train. It so happens, Liam, this scottish fellow was that ve ... [full story]

96 days ago: Tias published a blog
Serbia in a day
July 14th 2009  Europe » Serbia » West » Belgrade
After catching an overnight bus from Sarajevo (leaving at 10pm, arriving at 6am) I was ready for sleep. Partially because of the usual restless night that you would associate with overnight traveling ... [full story]

TO SERBIA WITH LOVE
99 days ago: 2 BLONDES ON HOLIDAY published a blog
TO SERBIA WITH LOVE
July 23rd 2009  Europe » Serbia » West » Belgrade
DAY 103 Flying to Belgrade this morning!! We are on our own for the next month. No more having to fit into other peoples schedules. We are up at 5:45 and leave the hotel at 7:00AM. We take ... 21 photos [full story]

Belgrade - Serbia
131 days ago: Paul Casey published a blog
Belgrade - Serbia
June 27th 2009  Europe » Serbia » West » Belgrade
We took the overnight night train to Serbia. Realising we had no money on the train we panicked as we thought we needed a visa to enter Serbia. ‘Take credit card?’ doesn’t really cut ... 3 photos [full story]

Belgrade
140 days ago: carterface published a blog
Belgrade
June 20th 2009  Europe » Serbia » West » Belgrade
I arrived in Belgrade only to find one of the ugliest and dirty cities I had ever seen. The train ride into Belgrade gives you an idea about how dirty it is. Gypsies occupy the area near the train tra ... 32 photos [full story]

Eastern Europe - Day 46 & 47 - Belgrade
June 17th 2009  Europe » Serbia » West » Belgrade
We had to get up nice and early to catch the train to Belgrade. It was quite amusing as the very second that we had all hopped on the train the train moved out of the station. 20 minutes early. We wer ... 13 photos [full story]


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