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Republic of Serbian Krajina

former self-proclaimed proto-state within the Republic of Croatia

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The Republic of Serbian Krajina was a self-proclaimed state that declared independence in a region of Croatia during the 1990s, claiming to represent the Serbian population living there. It matters historically because it was central to the Croatian War of Independence and represents a key episode in the violent breakup of Yugoslavia, ultimately being reintegrated into Croatia by the late 1990s.

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Population: 433600
Area: 17040
Image: Republika srpska krajina-sr.png

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inception: 1991-12-19
Commons category: Republic of Serbian Krajina
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1995-01-01
native label: Република Српска Крајина

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The Republic of Serbian Krajina or Serb Republic of Krajina (Serbian: Република Српска Крајина / Republika Srpska Krajina, pronounced [rɛpǔblika sr̩̂pskaː krâjina]; abbr. РСК / RSK), known as the Serbian Krajina (Српска Крајина / Srpska Krajina) or simply Krajina (Крајина), was an unrecognised geopolitical entity and a self-proclaimed Serb quasi-state, a territory within the newly independent Republic of Croatia (formerly part of Socialist Yugoslavia), which it defied, and which was active during the Croatian War of Independence (1991–95). It was not recognized internationally. The name Krajina ("Frontier") was adopted from the historical Military Frontier of the Habsburg monarchy (Austria-Hungary), which had a substantial Serb population and existed up to the late 19th century. The RSK government waged a war for ethnic Serb independence from Croatia and unification with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Republika Srpska (in Bosnia and Herzegovina).