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Proper nounYugoslavia
Related termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene: Jugoslavija; Cyrillic script: Југославија; literally in English: "South Slavia" or "Land of the South Slavs") is a term that describes three political entities that existed successively on the western part of Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. The first country to be known by this name was the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, which before 3 October 1929 was known as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. It was established on 1 December 1918 by the union of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs and the Kingdom of Serbia (to which the Kingdom of Montenegro was annexed on 13 November 1918, and the Conference of Ambassadors in Paris gave international recognition to the union on 13 July 1922). The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was invaded by the Axis powers in 1941, and because of the events that followed, was officially abolished in 1943 and 1945. The second country with this name was the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia, proclaimed in 1943 by the Yugoslav Partisans resistance movement in World War II. It was renamed to the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia in 1946, when a communist government was established. In 1963, it was renamed again to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). This was the largest Yugoslav state, as Istria and Rijeka were added to the new Yugoslavia after the end of World War II. The constituent six Socialist Republics and two Socialist Autonomous Provinces that made up the country, were: SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SR Croatia, SR Macedonia, SR Montenegro, SR Slovenia and SR Serbia (including the autonomous provinces of SAP Vojvodina and SAP Kosovo which were also equal members of the federation). Starting in 1991, the SFRY disintegrated in the Yugoslav Wars which followed the secession of most of the country's constituent entities. The last country to bear the name Yugoslavia was the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) established on March 27, 1992. It was a federation on the territory of the two remaining (non-secessionist) republics of Montenegro and Serbia (including the autonomous provinces of Vojvodina and Kosovo). On February 4, 2003, it was renamed to the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, and officially abolished the name "Yugoslavia". On June 3 and June 5, 2006 respectively, Montenegro and Serbia declared independence, thereby ending the Yugoslav state. Kosovo declared independence in 2008. Its statehood is, however, still disputed. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License When Yugoslavia broke up, where did the majority of Yugoslavian immigrants immigrate to? Q. I was just curious. Recently I've been learning a lot about Communism and the Soviet Union, so I started wondering about where the immigrants ended up. Thank you :o) Asked by Em - Wed May 13 20:21:44 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. I think that most people either stayed in their respective countries or moved back to the areas they originally came from. Bosnia & Hercegovina Montenegro Serbia Macedonia (FYROM) Slovenia Croatia Answered by Sidwell - Wed May 13 21:51:40 2009 What was life like in Slovenia during the time it was part of Yugoslavia? Q. Please? Any information would be appreciated. Asked by elphaba - Sun Mar 15 14:00:55 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Not very different from its western neighbours, in fact during the 80s the standard of living was higher than in Ireland, Spain and Portugal for example. Yugoslavia's communism wasn't as repressive and closed as in the countries further East. But there were some odd quirks like having to go buy coffee in neighbouring Austria, brand name clothes in Italy (cause they were actually cheaper than clothes produced at home), and filling your car with gas on specific days determined by odd or even numbers on your registration plates :) Answered by Putka - Mon Mar 16 17:50:36 2009 why isnt Yugoslavia playing in the World Basketball Championship?
Q. according to Wikipedia they won the last World Basketball Championship in 2002. so why arent they in any of the four groups? Asked by lineman108 - Wed Aug 23 16:11:13 2006 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments A. They are in the tournement its just that they are known as Serbia and Montenegro Answered by Juan Love - Wed Aug 23 17:56:59 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Yugoslavia"
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