5. Balkan conflicts in the 1990s: Part 1
Between 1991 and 2001 there were a series of wars in Yugoslavia that led to the break-up of the former communist state. As the former constituent republics declared independence from the federal state, unresolved ethnic and religious tensions led to conflict. The wars led to significant human, economic and social consequences for the region; it has been estimated that 140,000 people were killed. The wars have been...