| 6000BC |
A
fishing and farming culture is established in Croatia |
| 3000-2000BC |
Houses
were built on marshy land in order to preserve fertile land
for agriculture. The population is growing. Evidence of pottery
found to verify |
| 700BC |
Evidence
of burial grounds discovered that show cremation to be the
norm |
| 229BC |
The
Romans strike against the Greek colonies |
| 168BC |
The
Romans conquer Genthius, the last Illyrian king |
| 12-11BC |
Rome
conquers much of the interior |
| 12AD |
The
Illyrian tribe of the Ardeioi defeated. The Romans rule for
five centuries |
| 800AD |
Charlemagne’s
Frankish army seize Dalmatia which enables the spread of Christianity |
| 925AD |
Tomislav
crowned. He unites Pannonia and Dalmatia |
| 1091 |
Hungary’s King Ladislav invades northern Croatia |
| 1116 |
Venice
launches more attacks |
| 1342 |
King
Ludovik I of Hungary re-establishes control over the country |
| 1389 |
Serbs defeated by the Ottomans in Kosovo |
| 1521 |
Knin
falls to the Ottomans |
| 1571 |
Ottomans defeated at the Battle of Lepanto |
| 1699 |
Turks
renounce all claims on Hungary and Croatia |
| 1797 |
Napoleon
agrees to transfer Dalmatia to Austria in the Treaty of Campo
Formio |
| 1805 |
Napoleon’s
victory over Austrian and Prussian forces Austria to cede
control of the Dalmatian coast to France. Ragusa (Dubrovnik)
surrenders to French forces. Since most of the population
was illiterate, new schools and colleges were established.
Roads and hospitals were built and a tree planting scheme
was introduced |
| 1815 |
The
Congress of Vienna recognised Austria’s claims on Dalmatia |
| 1834 |
First
Illyrian newspaper established |
| 1906 |
Croat-Serb
coalitions take over local government in Dalmatia and Slavonia |
| 1929 |
Croat
Stjepan Radic assassinated |
| 1929 |
King
Aleksandar proclaims a royal dictatorship in Belgrade and
abolished political parties |
| 1934 |
King
Aleksandar assassinated in Marseilles whilst on a state visit |
| 1941 |
6th
April, Germany invades Yugoslavia |
| 1941-1945 |
80%
of the Jewish population is rounded up and sent to concentration
camps. Serbs were also persecuted: one third of them were
executed, one third expelled and one third converted to Catholicism |
| 1980 |
President
Tito dies |
| 1990 |
The
Communist system collapses in Eastern Europe and elections
in Yugoslavia bring nationalist and independence minded governments
to power in the republics of Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia |
| 1991 |
June Croatia and Slovenia declare independence |
| 1991 |
August
Vukovar besieged by Yugoslav Federal Army |
| 1991 |
September UN Security Council imposes arms embargo against
all former Yugoslavia |
| 1991 |
October
Dubrovnik attacked by Yugoslav Federal Army |
| 1991 |
November
Vukovar surrenders to Yugoslav Federal Army |
| 1991 |
December
14,000 UN protection forces established. In six months and
estimated 10,000 Croatians die |
| 1992 |
January
Cease fire established by the UN forces. Yugoslav Federal
Army withdraws from Croatia and the EC recognises Croatian
independence |
| 1992 |
August
Presidential elections in Croatia and Franjo Tudman is returned
to office |
| 1992 |
May
Croatia is accepted into the UN |
| 1993 |
January
Croatia signs a pact with Bosnia |
| 1993 |
June
Krajina Serbs vote to join Bosnian Serbs |
| 1994 |
March
Cease fire signed in Zagreb between Croatia and Serbia |
| 1995 |
May
Croat offensive in western Slavonia recaptures most of the
territory held for three years by Krajina Serbs. Zagreb shelled
in retaliation |
| 1995 |
August
Croatian offensive begins in Krajina Serb capital of Knin.
The Krajina Serb army flees along with 150,000 civilians |
| 1995 |
December Dayton Peace Accords signed in Paris |
