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Republic of Serbian Krajina
Република Српска Крајина
Republika Srpska Krajina
Unrecognized state
1991–1995
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Motto
Samo Sloga Srbina Spasava
Само Слога Србина Спасава
"Only Unity Saves the Serbs"
Anthem
Bože Pravde
Боже Правде
"God of Justice"
The Republic of Serbian Krajina in 1991
Capital Knin
Languages Serbian
Religion Serbian Orthodox
Government Republic
President
 •  1991–1992 Milan Babić (first)
 •  1994–1995 Milan Martić (last)
Prime Minister
 •  1991–1992 Dušan Vještica (first)
 •  1995 Milan Babić (last)
Legislature National Assembly
Historical era Yugoslav Wars
 •  Log Revolution 17 August 1990
 •  Constitution adopted 19 December 1991
 •  Operation Flash 3 May 1995
 •  Operation Storm 8 August 1995
 •  Erdut Agreement 12 November 1995
Area
 •  1991 17,028 km2 (6,575 sq mi)
Population
 •  1991 est. 286,716 
     Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
 •  1993 est. 435,595 
 •  1994 est. 430,000 
Currency Krajina dinar
Preceded by
Succeeded by
SAO Krajina
SAO Western Slavonia
SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia
Croatia
Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia (1995–98)
Today part of  Croatia
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The Republic of Serbian Krajina (RSK; Serbian: Република Српска Крајина (РСК) / Republika Srpska Krajina, pronounced [rɛpǔblika sr̩̂pskaː krâjina]; sometimes translated as Republic of Serb Krajina), commonly known as Serbian Krajina or simply Krajina, was a self-proclaimed Serb territory within the state of the Republic of Croatia during the Croatian War of Independence. Established in 1991, it was not recognized internationally. It formally existed from 1991 to 1995, having been initiated a year earlier via smaller separatist regions. The name Krajina ("Frontier") was adopted from the historical borderland, the Military Frontier, of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which existed up to the 19th century. Its separatist government engaged in a war for ethnic Serb independence from the Republic of Croatia, within and out of Yugoslavia, once Croatian borders had been recognized by foreign states in August 1991 and February 1992.

Milan Babić, former President of Serbian Krajina, testified to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) that Krajina was provided with weapons by Slobodan Milošević's government in Serbia, and that Krajina was economically and financially dependent upon Serbia. Babic testified that Milošević held de facto control over both the Army of Serbian Krajina and the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) during its actions in Krajina via an alternate chain of command through the Serbian police.


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