The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes came into being in 1918, and to say the Serbs were dominant would be a huge understatement. Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksander Vucic declared a state of emergency for the whole country. Its political evolution during the long presidency of Josip Broz Tito included the adoption of new constitutions in 1946, 1953, 1963, and 1974. 2002 February - Trial of Slobodan Milosevic on charges of genocide and war crimes begins in The Hague. Five years later, the man from Cetinje was assassinated in Marseilles, and anarchy was around the corner. 1992 - Montenegro and Serbia form Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. 2011 July - Serbian authorities arrest Croatian Serb war crimes suspect Goran Hadzic, the last remaining fugitive sought by the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague. 2013 January - EU-mediated talks resume between Kosovo and Serbia days after parliament in Belgrade approves support for minority Serb rights within Kosovo - de-facto recognition of Kosovo sovereign territorial integrity. 2017 June - Ana Brnabic is endorsed as Serbia's first female and first openly gay prime minister. Runoff from the southern slopes of the Fruška Gora flows into the Sava River, a major western tributary of the Danube. He is buried in his home town of Pozarevac. Kosovo becomes UN protectorate but remains de jure part of Serbia. Multi-party elections followed, and it was clear that Yugoslavia as an entity of six republics was over. Video, Biden or Trump? 2018 September - President Vucic and his Kosovo counterpart Hashim Thaci meet in Brussels for EU-mediated talks aimed at settling their long-running dispute, possibly through a land swap. Its population rose and industries like mining flourished. Russia and Serbia finalise a controversial energy deal that will hand Moscow control of Serbia's oil distribution network, in return for building a gas pipeline that will take Russian gas through Serbia to southern European markets. However in 1594 the Serbs rebelled against the Turks but the rebellion was crushed.

Persuading an undecided voter. Serbia says it will resist independence moves. Visit of Croatian President Josipovic to Belgrade signals thawing of relations with Zagreb. 1878 - Serbian independence recognised by international treaties. It was another example of Tito’s iron leadership, as nothing changed. Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, who evaded capture on war crimes charges for almost 13 years, is arrested by Serbian security forces in Belgrade and flown to The Hague to stand trial. However, in 1948, Tito broke with Stalin, and afterward, Yugoslavia was resolutely independent. In 1882 Serbia became a kingdom. At first they were divided into clans but in the 8th century a man named Vlastimir founded the first Serbian state called Rasica. Serbia also expanded its territory. However until the 13th century Rasica was a vassal of the Byzantine Empire. 2006 May - EU calls off talks on closer ties because of Belgrade's failure to arrest war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic. It is difficult to pinpoint the exact moment when the Yugoslav split became inevitable, but some sections of Serbian society point to the 1974 constitution as the match that became an unstoppable inferno. After the First World War Serbia became part of a large Slav nation. However in the late 14th century there was a new threat to Serbia - the Ottoman Turks. © 2020 BBC. 2015 March - Serbia makes its first arrests of people accused of taking direct part in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, detaining seven men. 2017 April - Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic win the presidency for the pro-EU Progressive Party, takes office at the end of May. Serbia - Serbia - The “Ten Years’ War”: Ten years of almost continuous war began with the onset of the Balkan Wars in October 1912 and lasted—at least for Serbia—through World War I and to the resolution of the status of Albania in May 1922. Persuading an undecided voter, Lockdown: 'I cycled every street in my 5km radius' Video, Lockdown: 'I cycled every street in my 5km radius', Epstein: Ghislaine Maxwell denies witnessing 'inappropriate' activities, Rare green puppy 'Pistachio' born in Italy, LGBT students attacked in university Zoom meeting, Coronavirus: France extends overnight curfew as cases surge, Boris Becker accused of not handing over tennis trophies to pay debts, Goldman Sachs to pay $3bn over 1MDB corruption scandal, The Countdown: Debate masks, Jennifer Lawrence and 60 Minutes, Poland abortion: Top court bans almost all terminations, Covid: US gives full approval for antiviral remdesivir drug, US election 2020: A guide to the final presidential debate. .css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link{color:inherit;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{color:#696969;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:focus,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:focus{color:#B80000;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link::after,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited::after{content:'';position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;z-index:2;}Trump and Biden prepare for final debate clash. The speech comes to be seen as a rallying cry for Serb nationalism.

2013 November - Construction work starts on the Serbian section of the South Stream pipeline, which will bring Russian gas to Europe. A chronology of key events in the history of Serbia, from the 1300s to the present 2014 March-April - Progressive Party wins a landslide victory. Afterward, the Communists carried out guerrilla warfare and in October 1944 together with the Russians, they liberated Belgrade. 2000 - Slobodan Milosevic accused of rigging presidential election win against Vojislav Kostunica. In the 7th century Slavs, ancestors of modern Serbs arrived in Serbia. 2008 September - Serbian parliament ratifies a key agreement on closer ties with the European Union, paving the way to eventual membership. 2007 November - Talks on the future status of Kosovo end in stalemate, with the province's ethnic Albanian leadership vowing to unilaterally declare independence. Milosevic agrees to withdraw forces from Kosovo. 1997 - Milosevic becomes Yugoslav president. 2007 21 January - First parliamentary election since the break-up of the union with Montenegro in June 2006. They defeated the Serbs in a battle at the Marica River in 1371 then crushed them at the battle of Kosovo in 1389. They soon overran the country, which was carved up between Germany and its allies.
2007 May - Main pro-reform parties agree to form a government. 2009 October - Russia grants Serbia a 1bn euro (£0.9bn) loan to help it cover its budget deficit. A SHORT HISTORY OF SERBIA. 2016 March - UN war crimes court finds Serbian ultra-nationalist Vojislav Seselj not guilty of crimes against humanity over Balkan wars. 2012 July - Socialist Party leader Ivica Dacic forms a coalition government with the equally nationalist Progressive Party of President Nikolic, ending an unlikely cohabitation with the pro-European-Union Democratic Party. 2001 April - Slobodan Milosevic arrested in Belgrade and charged with misuse of state funds and abuse of office. However in 1812 the Russians made peace with the Turks. UN imposes sanctions on Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. 2006 May - Montenegro votes in a referendum to separate from Serbia - 55.5% of votes were cast in favour of independence, just 0.5% above the threshold required.

Then during a war between Austria, Poland, Venice and Turkey in 1683-90 the Serbs rebelled again. His Progressive Party also emerges as the largest group in parliamentary elections.
15th - 18th centuries - Serbia absorbed by Ottoman Empire. On 6 April 1941 the Germans bombed Belgrade and invaded Yugoslavia. By 1807 the rebellion had succeeded with help from Russia. The memorandum was largely ignored, but the sleeping bear that was Serb nationalism was now wide awake. Serbia was the largest republic in Yugoslavia, and as such played a huge role in both the former state’s ups and downs. The Tisa River is the most prominent tributary of the Danube in the Vojvodina, entering the province from Hungary south of the city of Szeged. By Tim Lambert. Zoran Djindjic goes on to become Serbian prime minister. Serbia suffered in the recession of 2009. 2003 March - Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic assassinated in Belgrade. Sanctions lifted. Hungary took the northern part of Serbia but Germany took most of it. This is the history of a utopian idea gone wrong.

As a result the Serbian rebellion collapsed. Leads coalition government bringing together the pro-EU Democratic Party and the nationalist Socialist Party. Not only in the past 100 years; this has never happened in Serbia's history." The 13th and 14th centuries were the golden age of Serbia. Serbia submits formal application to join EU. The protest lasted for seven days, before Tito himself took to TV to accept that the students were correct and that changes needed to be made. Serbia responds by declaring itself independent sovereign successor state to Union of Serbia and Montenegro. .css-8h1dth-Link{font-family:ReithSans,Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif;font-weight:700;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:#FFFFFF;}.css-8h1dth-Link:hover,.css-8h1dth-Link:focus{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}Read about our approach to external linking. 2004 March - Vojislav Kostunica, becomes prime minister of Serbia in centre-right coalition government which relies on support of Socialist Party. Finally in 1521 the Turks captured Belgrade. Mass street demonstrations ensue. The Nazis began bombing the country on April 6, 1941, and the entire state was split up among the Axis powers. Then in the 9th century the Serbs were converted to Christianity. 2008 July - Mirko Cvetkovic sworn in as new prime minister. 2006 March - Slobodan Milosevic found dead in his cell in The Hague where his trial by the international war crimes tribunal was continuing. It is known as the Second National Uprising. Reformist alliance wins Serbian legislative elections by a landslide. 2008 February - UN-administered Kosovo declares itself independent.