Republic of Srpska 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 self-declared 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 or Serb Republic of Krajina (Serbian: Република Српска Крајина / Republika Srpska Krajina (РСК / RSK), pronounced [rɛpǔblika sr̩̂pskaː krâjina]), known as Serb Krajina (Serbian: Српска Крајина / Srpska Krajina) or simply Krajina, was a self-proclaimed Serb secessionist republic, a territory within the newly independent Croatia (formerly part of Yugoslavia), which it defied, active during the Croatian War (1991–95). It was not recognized internationally. The name Krajina ("Frontier") was adopted from the historical Military Frontier of the Habsburg Monarchy and Austria-Hungary, which had a substantial Serb population and existed up to the late 19th century. The RSK government waged a war for ethnic Serb independence from Croatia and unification with FR Yugoslavia and Republika Srpska (in Bosnia). The RSK was armed and funded by Serbia.

The government of Krajina had de facto control over central parts of the territory while control of the outskirts changed with the successes and failures of its military activities. The territory was legally protected by the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR).

Its main portion was overrun by Croatian forces in 1995 and the Republic of Serbian Krajina was ultimately disbanded as a result; a rump remained in eastern Slavonia under UNTAES administration until its peaceful reintegration into Croatia in 1998.