Constanze Witt wrote:
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> Julian,
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> Serbs? Hm...
Yes, you're absolutely right. I was mixing up the events of 1991-2 and
those of 1995. After Croatia left Yugoslavia, the Serbs in Krijina
(or Krajina) (eastern central Croatia) in turn created their own
Republika Srbska Krajina. This involved the removal of a great many
Croats, and this may have been the first time in the present series of
conflicts when the term 'ethnic cleansing' was used. In 1995, Krijina
was retaken by the Croats, leading to the displacement of about 250,000
Krijina Serbs, which amounts to the largest episode of ethnic cleansing
in the Balkans prior to what is now happening in Kosovo.
Julian
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