Break-Up of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from June 25,1991 - April 27,1992

 

The SFR Yugoslavia comprises of  6 socialist republics =

1)Bosnia and Herzegovina
2)Croatia
3)Mscedonia
4)Montenegro
5)Serbia and
6)Slovenia

And

Two Autonomous Provinces within Serbia
1)Kosovo and
2)Vojvodina

On June 25, 1991, Slovenia and Croatia declared their secession from the Yugoslav federation.

Macedonia followed suit on December 19, and, in February–March 1992, Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks) and Croats voted to secede.

As civil war raged, Serbia and Montenegro created a new federation, adopting a new constitution on April 27, 1992.

This document created a federal government consisting of a bicameral legislative assembly, a president elected by the assembly, a prime minister nominated by the president and approved by the assembly, a federal court, a state prosecutor, and a national bank.

The greater part of social and economic affairs remained within the purview of the republics, with the federal government taking responsibility for defense and security, foreign policy, the monetary system and unified market, human and civil rights, and communications systems.

Serbia and Montenegro also had their own governments under separate constitutions

Croatia and Slovenia were internationally recognized in January 1992, with Bosnia’s independence recognized soon thereafter. The three countries joined the United Nations on May 22, 1992