Republic of Serbian Krajina

Republic of Serbian Krajina
Република Српска Крајина Republika Srpska Krajina
Unrecognized state
1991–1995
Flag 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		16.8 /km²  (43.6 /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 parastate within the territory 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.