= Serbian Democratization = A history of '''Serbian democratization'''. For the less democratic side of these events, see the [[Serbia/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia|Kingdom of Yugoslavia]]. <> ---- == Occupations == Serbia spent centuries under a variety of foreign powers. Under [[Hungary/Sigismund|Hungary]] it was organized as the banates of Macsó (alternatively ''Mačva'') and Belgrade. Under [[WorldHistory/ByzantineEmpire|Byzantine]] influence, it was organized a a despotate. Under the [[WorldHistory/OttomanEmpire|Ottomans]], it was organized as the sanjaks of Smederevo (alternatively ''Semendire'') and Vidin within [[WorldHistory/OttomanEmpire#Eyalet_of_Rumelia|Rumelia]]. Under the [[WorldHistory/HolyRomanEmpire/CharlesIV|Habsburgs]], it was temporarily re-raised to a kingdom. Serbs rebelled repeatedly against the Ottomans between 1804 and 1835. These led to concessions from the Ottomans, including autonomy as a [[Serbia/Monarchs#Principality_and_Kingdom_of_Serbia|principality]]. Serbs in [[Hungary/Monarchs#Royal_Hungary|Hungary]] also rebelled against the [[Austria/Monarchs#Austrian_Empire|Austrians]] in 1848, establishing the short-lived '''Serbian Vojvodina'''. ---- == Kingdom of Serbia == The [[WorldHistory/CongressOfBerlin|Treaty of Berlin]] recognized the full independence of Serbia, which shortly thereafter was raised to a kingdom. Serbia participated in the [[WorldHistory/BalkanWars|Balkan Wars]]. Notably, [[NorthMacedonia/Democratization#Partition|Macedonia]] was split with [[Bulgaria/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Bulgaria|Bulgaria]]. ---- == Kingdom of Yugoslavia == Following the [[WorldHistory/TreatyOfTrianon|Treaty of Trianon]], lands occupied by Slavs in the [[Austria/Monarchs#Austro-Hungarian_Empire|Austro-Hungarian Empire]] were granted to the [[Serbia/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia|Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes]]. The official name became '''Kingdom of Yugoslavia''' in 1929. On March 27th, 1941, King '''Peter II''' overthrew the [[WorldHistory/Axis|Axis-aligned]] regency of [[WorldHistory/Yugoslavia/Paul|Paul]]. [[Germany/AdolfHitler|Germany]] [[WorldHistory/WorldWar2#Yugoslavia|invaded]] in retaliation. ---- == Government of National Salvation == During [[WorldHistory/WorldWar2|World War 2]], Serbia was governed by the [[Germany/AdolfHitler|German]] client state of the '''Government of National Salvation'''. ---- == Yugoslavia == [[WorldHistory/Yugoslavia/JosipBrozTito|Tito]] led the [[WorldHistory/Yugoslavia|Yugoslav Partisans]] to liberate the former kingdom, and following [[WorldHistory/WorldWar2|World War 2]] established the '''Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia'''. Serbia was administered as a federal republic within Yugoslavia. [[Kosovo/Democratization#Yugoslavia|Kosovo]] and '''Vojvodina''' were administered as autonomous provinces. After Tito died, the chair of the presidency council began to rotate among members. ---- == Federal Republic of Yugoslavia == When [[Croatia/StjepanMesic|Mesić]] became chair of the presidency council, he ceased to attend meetings. The members from [[Slovenia]] and [[NorthMacedonia|Macedonia]] similarly abandoned government, leaving just [[Serbia/SlobodanMilosevic|Milošević]] and his supporters. [[Croatia/Democratization#Republic_of_Croatia|Croatia]], [[Slovenia/Democratization#Republic_of_Slovenia|Slovenia]], [[NorthMacedonia/Democratization#Republic_of_North_Macedonia|Macedonia]], and [[BosniaHerzegovina/Democratization#Dayton_Agreement|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] declared independence. [[Montenegro/Democratization#Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia|Montenegro]] also held a referendum on independence but did not exit the federation. The entire region erupted into violence, in a period known as the [[WorldHistory/YugoslavWars|Yugoslav Wars]]. The [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations|UN]] refused to recognize the remaining federation as Yugoslavia, blocking them from representation. By 2003, they were forced to renounce claim to the name, and became '''Serbia and Montenegro'''. In 2006, [[Montenegro/Democratization#Republic_of_Montenegro|Montenegro]] held a new new referendum and finally voted to exit federation. ---- CategoryRicottone