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Former Yugoslav republics


  • Here are entered works discussing collectively the independent countries that emerged from the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991-1992, 2006, and 2008, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo (Republic), Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia, or to works discussing the equivalent area. Works on the country of Yugoslavia before 1992 as well as works on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) until February 2003 are entered under [Yugoslavia.] Works on its successor from 2003 until 2006 are entered under [Serbia and Montenegro.] Works on the other individual countries, including works on the corresponding republics prior to independence, are entered under the name of the country.
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    • Ex-Yugoslav republics
    • Ex-Yugoslavia
    • Former Yugoslavia
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    • found: Work cat.: 96183188: Oschlies, W. Ex-Jugoslawien '95 : Politisch-ökonomische Porträts der sechs Nachfolgestaaten, 1995.
    • found: OMRI Daily Report, Nov. 5, 1996("Turning to broader issues facing the former Yugoslav republics, the UN ambassadors of Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, and Slovenia sent an appeal to Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali requesting that Serbia-Montenegro not automatically inherit the UN seat of Tito's Yugoslavia.")
    • found: Macedonian information & liaison service homepage("The United Nations Security Council has stressed the need for the former Yugoslav republics to reach agreement among themselves ...")
    • found: CIA world factbook : Slovenia, via WWW(Refers to Slovenia as the most prosperous of the former Yugoslav republics)
    • found: Associated Press, June 19, 1996, reprinted on WWW("The United Nations ended its 4 1/2-year arms embargo against the former Yugoslav republics Tuesday ...")
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    • Here are entered works discussing collectively the independent countries that emerged from the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991-1992, 2006, and 2008, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo (Republic), Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia, or to works discussing the equivalent area. Works on the country of Yugoslavia before 1992 as well as works on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) until February 2003 are entered under [Yugoslavia.] Works on its successor from 2003 until 2006 are entered under [Serbia and Montenegro.] Works on the other individual countries, including works on the corresponding republics prior to independence, are entered under the name of the country.
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    • 2003-02-19: new
    • 2019-06-17: revised
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