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Historical Timeline for Serbia - A chronology of key events
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Serbia Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • In the 4th and 5th centuries, the Sorbs are mentioned in present-day East Germany among the Slavic peoples expanding to the West.
  • Part of the Sorbs invaded the Balkans in association with the Avars during the reign of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I (527-565). Both are repelled, but they now know the country.
  • Around 600 apr. AD, most of the Sorbs estimated at several hundreds of thousands of people, settled the Balkans where they are now known under the name of Serbs; they populate the regions later named Rascie, Bosnia, Zachlumie, Travonie, Paganie, Neretva, Diocleo: these Slav principalities replace the Byzantine sovereignty there. The Squipetars, Greeks and Wallachians of these regions now live among the Slavs, under the sovereignty of these principalities.
  • In the 7th century the first Slavic state to be called Serbia is mentioned in the Balkans, in the territories corresponding to present-day Eastern Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia.
  • In the ninth century, Višeslav's great-grandson, Vlastimir, founded the 1st Serbian dynasty in the Balkans: the Vlastimirović.
  • In 814, Višeslav united the Serbian principalities for a short time.
  • In the ninth century, under the reign of Mutimir, most of the Serbs abandoned Slavic mythology and adopted Christianity in its orthodox form of Greek rite.
  • 950: end of the Vlastimirović dynasty.
  • In the tenth century the dynasty of Višević / Višeslavić in Zachlumie began: it ended in the twelfth century.
  • 1050: start of the Vojislavljević dynasty in Dioclea: it will end in 1120.
  • 1050 to 1165: beginning of the dynasty of Vojislavljevićs / Uroševićs / Vukanovićs in Rascie.
  • 1166: Serbia, partly submitted by the Byzantine Empire in 1020, becomes independent again under the reign of Étienne Nemanja.
  • 1166 to 1371: beginning of the dynasty of Nemanjić in Shoumadie, from where it will extend over all of Serbia.
  • twelfth century: part of the Serbs adopted the Paulician form of Christianity, known as Bogomile (which is interpreted by Muslim protochronists as a conversion to Islam: in fact at that time the Ottomans had not yet gained a foothold in Europe, and the "Saracen" sea invasions do not reach either the Adriatic Sea or the Serbian territories).
  • 1219: The Serbian Orthodox Church, previously of Byzantine obedience, is reorganized by Saint Sava, son of Étienne Nemanja (Patriarchate of Peć).
  • 1321-1331: reign of Étienne VIII who assures the Serbian preeminence in the Western Balkans.
  • 1326: reign of the Crnojević in Zeta: it replaces that of the Balsić.
  • July 28, 1330: Serbian victory of Velbăžd which strengthens Serbian hegemony in the Balkans.
  • 1346: medieval Serbia reaches its apogee during the reign of Stefan Uroš IV Dušan: called “Serbian Empire”, it then extends from the Danube to northern Greece included (Western Macedonia, Thessaly, Central Macedonia) and to the Adriatic seas and Aegean.
  • 1355: reign of the Nemanjić of Thessaly which ends in 1373.
  • 1356: reign of Balšić in Zeta which will end in 1421 - 1435.
  • 1366: reign of Mrnjavčević which will end in 1390.
  • 1371: dislocation of the Serbian Empire and reign of Lazarević which will end in 1427
  • 1389: Serbian defeat against the Ottoman Empire in the process of conquering the Balkans.
  • 1427: reign of the Branković which will end in 1502.
  • 1459: The whole of Serbia comes under Ottoman domination.
  • 16th century: to no longer pay the haraç (double-capitation on Christians) and no longer undergo the otmitsa detchaka (kidnapping of boys to make them janissaries), part of the Serbs converted to Islam, particularly in Kosovo (the Gorans), the Sandžak and in Bosnia-Herzegovina: they are the ancestors of the Serbo-Croatian-speaking Muslims (but the protochronist historiography of this community affirms that it descends from a mixture, dating back to the 7th century, from heresiarchs Slavs but not Serbs and Arab tribes who came by sea).
  • 1804-1813: 1st Serbian revolt against the Ottomans, led by Georges Petrović, known as Karageorges.
  • 1815-1817: 2nd Serbian revolt which ended with the autonomy of Serbia, led by Miloš Obrenović.
  • 1878: Serbia sees its independence recognized at the Berlin Congress, but within reduced borders (many Serbs live in the Austro-Hungarian and Turkish empires).
  • 1882-1918: the Principality of Serbia becomes a Kingdom.
  • October 8, 1912 to May 30, 1913: First Balkan War: Serbia conquers North Macedonia.
  • June 6 - July 18, 1913: Second Balkan War: Serbia is recognized as having possession of North Macedonia but must give up its access to the Adriatic, making way for newly independent Albania.
  • July 29, 1914: Austro-Hungarian bombardment of Belgrade.
  • August 12: Austria-Hungary tries to invade Serbia, which resists.
  • August 12 to 21: Battle of Jadar: Serbia pushes back the Austro-Hungarian offensive.
  • September 7: second Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia.
  • September 8 to 17: Battle of the Drina: Serbia pushes back the Austro-Hungarians again.
  • November 8: Third Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia.
  • November 12: defeat of the Montenegrins at Grahovo, on the Bosnian border.
  • December 2: occupation of Belgrade by the Austro-Hungarian army.
  • December 3 to 9: Serbian victory of Kaloubara.
  • December 15: Liberation of Belgrade by the Serbs.
  • October 6, 1915: the Austro-Hungarians not having succeeded in invading Serbia, the German Empire sends on this front the Deutsches Heer which manages to defeat the Serbs.
  • October 11, 1915: invasion of Serbia from the rear by Bulgaria.
  • November 5, 1915: German victory at Niš.
  • End of 1915: Serbian retreat to Albania. There is only one free Serbian enclave left in North Macedonia, in the Monastir sector.
  • From 1916 to the autumn of 1918 Serbia suffered a harsh Austro-Hungarian and German occupation. North Macedonia is annexed by Bulgaria.
  • October 12, 1918: with the help of the French Eastern Army (generals Maurice Sarrail and Louis Franchet d'Espèrey) the Serbs liberate their territory and recapture Niš.
  • November 1, 1918: liberation of Belgrade by the Serbs and the French.
  • December 1, 1918: proclamation of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes uniting Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Dalmatia and Slovenia under the scepter of the Karageorgević dynasty.
  • April 15, 1919 - August 2, 1919: war of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, of the French army Franchet d'Espèrey, of the Czechoslovak and Romanian troops against the Republic of the Councils of Hungary which tried to retake Serbian Vojvodina, Slovakia Czechoslovakia and Romanian Transylvania, lost by Hungary in December 1818.
  • 1929: the kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes takes the name of Yugoslavia.
  • October 9, 1934: King Alexander I of Yugoslavia is killed in Marseille during his visit to France.
  • 1941 - 1945: following the German and Italian invasion, Yugoslavia is dismembered: in Serbia, a government collaborating with Nazi Germany is set up.
  • 1945 - 1991: Yugoslavia is reconstituted in republican, federal and communist form: Serbia is one of the six Yugoslav federated republics. But many Serbs have also lived for centuries in three other republics: Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.
  • 1991 - 1996: Civil war and the dislocation of Yugoslavia: where they live, the Serbs generally opt for the maintenance of the Yugoslav federation, while the other ethnic groups choose secession and independence. For geopolitical reasons beyond the Yugoslavian framework, the international community defines the Serbs and they alone as "aggressors". On the ground, the soldiers of the various belligerents (previously all members of the Yugoslav People's Army) avoid confronting each other and prefer to attack the civilian populations of their enemies2.
  • 1996 - 2003: Serbia is a member, with Montenegro, of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (which is no longer a communist).
  • 2003 - 2006: Serbia is a member, with Montenegro, of the Community of States of Serbia and Montenegro.
  • June 5, 2006: the community of states of Serbia and Montenegro separates, Serbia and Montenegro each proclaim their independence. Serbia has two autonomous regions: the Serb-majority Vojvodina, and the Albanian-majority Kosovo.
  • February 17, 2008: the autonomous region of Kosovo unilaterally proclaims its independence, recognized (in 2019) by 93 sovereign states of the United Nations, 95 others considering the region as a Serbian autonomous province, and 5 abstaining from taking a position. This situation is a compromise between the Albanian demand for the union of Kosovo with Albania formulated by the KLA and the Serbian position of non-recognition.

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