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Croatia and Slovenia declare independence from Yugoslavia

Both Croatia and Slovenia proclaimed independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, triggering military clashes with the Yugoslav People's Army.

The declarations ignited the breakup of Yugoslavia and a regional war that posed a major diplomatic and humanitarian challenge for the Bush administration and for U.S. policy in Europe.

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