This board is for researching the old Yugoslavia
(or if you don't know the ethnicity of your ancestor or in
what province or republic they were born).
Yugoslavia was one of Europe's newest countries. A new nation
called the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes was formed
on December 1, 1918. It consisted of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia,
Dalmatia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.
On November 29, 1945, the monarchy was abolished
and the nation became a communist republic called the Federal
People's Republic of Yugoslavia.
In 1991, the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia began to
break up, with Croatia,
Slovenia,
Bosnia
and Macedonia
declaring their independence.
On April 27, 1992, a new constitution was adopted and Serbia and
Montenegro changed the name of the country to the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia (FRY). It consisted of the Republic
of Montenegro and the Republic
of Serbia. Also included were the autonomous provinces of
Vojvodina and Kosovo.
In Feb. 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was renamed Serbia and Montenegro.
There are separate message boards for Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.
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