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9 AD |
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New Roman province of Illyricum includes present-day Dalmatia. |
10 AD |
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New Roman province of Pannonia includes present-day Slavonia. |
400-600 AD |
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Illyricum raided by semi-nomadic invaders – including Goths and Avars. |
7th C. |
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Croats start to settle in the Lower Danube valley. |
925 |
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Croatia becomes an independent kingdom. |
1091 |
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Croatia conquered by Hungary. |
1102 |
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Dynastic union with Hungary formed. |
c. 1450 |
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Weakened Hungary unable to prevent Ottoman occupation of neighbouring Bosnia & Hercegovina. Dalmatia falls under Venetian control. |
1526 |
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Battle of Mohacs sees the Ottoman Empire defeat Hungary and capture Slavonia. |
1527 |
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Remaining part of Croatia chooses to accept Hapsburg rule to deter further Ottoman advances. |
1699 |
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Treaty of Karlowitz restores northern part of Slavonia to Croatia. |
1797-1815 |
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Dalmatia and Dubrovnik pass to Hapsburg control. |
1809-1813 |
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Parts of Croatia occupied by Napoleonic France. |
1848-49 |
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Croatian forces help Austria put down Hungarian revolution. |
1849 |
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Croatia-Slavonia formed as separate Austrian Crown-land. |
1868 |
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Croatia-Slavonia becomes autonomous crown-land under Hungary. |
October 1918 |
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Austro-Hungarian Empire near collapse following major defeats in World War I. |
29 October 1918 |
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Proclamation of the State Of Slovenes, Croats And Serbs. |
1 December 1918 |
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Croatia is incorporated into the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. |
3 October 1929 |
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Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed Yugoslavia. |
1934 |
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King Alexander assassinated by Croatian separatists. |
1938 |
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Regional elections won by a Croatian separatist party. |
1939 |
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Agreement reached on Croatian autonomy. |
6 April 1941 |
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Yugoslavia is invaded and occupied by the military forces of Germany and its allies. |
April 1941 |
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Independent State of Croatia established with fascist puppet government. |
late 1943 |
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Allies begin support of Partisans led by Marshal Tito. (The only resistance group with supporters in all regions of Yugoslavia) |
May 1945 |
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Independent State of Croatia effectively ceases to exist. |
29 November 1945 |
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Tito becomes Prime Minister after one-party elections. |
31 January 1946 |
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New constitution establishes ‘Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia’ with Croatia as one of it’s constituent republics. Monarchy abolished and Soviet-style government established. |
4 May 1980 |
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Marshal Tito dies. He is succeeded by a collective presidency. |
April 1990 |
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First multi-party elections held – nationalist party wins. |
25 June 1991 |
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Croatia declares independence from Yugoslavia. |
January 1992 |
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Ceasefire declared in independence war. |
20 March 1994 |
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Ceasefire agreed with Serb rebels controlling self-declared Republic of Krajina. |
August 1995 |
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Start of Operation Storm – Croatian military offensive to recapture Krajina. |
January 1998 |
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Croatia resumes control over Eastern Slavonia. |
2000 |
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Right-wing nationalists defeated in parliamentary elections. |
February 2003 |
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Croatia formally applies to join European Union. |
October 2005 |
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EU agrees to start accession talks. |