Serbia
Some of the key events about Serbia
- 1389Serbian forces suffered a devastating defeat at the Battle of Kosovo against the Ottoman Empire.
- 1459The Serbian Despotate fell to Ottoman conquest, marking the end of medieval Serbian statehood.
- 1804The First Serbian Uprising against Ottoman rule was brutally suppressed.
- 1813The Ottoman Empire crushed the First Serbian Uprising, leading to reprisals against the rebels.
- 1867Serbia gained full independence from the Ottoman Empire
- 1914Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, triggering World War I.
- 1918Serbia became part of the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
- 1941Nazi Germany invaded and occupied Serbia during World War II.
- 1945The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was established, with Serbia as one of its six constituent republics
- 1961Belgrade hosted the first conference of the Non-Aligned Movement
- 1991Yugoslavia began to break apart, leading to a series of wars and conflicts involving Serbia.
- 1992The United Nations imposed sanctions on Serbia due to its role in the Bosnian War.
- 1999The reconstruction of Serbia began following the end of the Kosovo War
- 1999NATO conducted a 78-day bombing campaign against Serbia during the Kosovo War.
- 2000Democratic changes occurred in Serbia, leading to political reforms
- 2003Serbia and Montenegro formed a loose state union
- 2006Serbia became an independent state following Montenegro's secession
- 2008Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia, which Serbia refused to recognize.
- 2009Serbia officially applied for European Union membership
- 2012Serbia was granted EU candidate status, marking a significant step towards European integration
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