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| | Germany's involvement in the Balkan's (an old but good article) [Free Republic] |
 | | The Former Yugoslavia In order to trace German and US involvement in the Balkans in recent years, it is essential to understand the circumstances which made this possible, and to briefly profile the three main protagonists in the former Yugoslavia, namely, Presidents Milosovic of Serbia, Tudjman of Croatia and Izetbegovic of Bosnia-Herzegovina. |
 | | The death of the Federal Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia President Tito in 1980, and then that of his protege and successor, Vladimir Bakaric, in 1983, produced a void in the leadership of the Yugoslavia. |
 | | As a result, throughout the remainder of the 1980s, Yugoslavia suffered from a declining economy, increasing rivalry between individuals and states, and the rebirth of nationalism closely allied to one of three religions, Christian Roman Catholicism, Christian Orthodoxy and Islam. |
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