SAO Kninska Krajina

Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Kninska Krajina Српска аутономна област Книнска крајина Srpska autonomna oblast Kninska krajina
Self-proclaimed entity
← August-October 1990 →
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Capital	Knin
Government	Provisional government
Historical era	Breakup of Yugoslavia
- Landing of Serbian troops in Kniska Krajina	August 1, 1990
- Invasion of Kniska Krajina	October 29, 1990

Serbian Autonomous Oblast (SAO) of Kninska Krajina (Serbian Cyrillic: Српска аутономна област Книнска крајина, Croatian: Srpska autonomna oblast Kninska krajina) was a Serb self-proclaimed autonomous region (oblast) in SR Croatia. It was formed in 1990 and was subsequently transformed into SAO Krajina and later included into the Republic of Serbian Krajina. The center of the SAO was the city of Knin.

History

After multi-party elections in Croatia in 1990, ethnic tensions increased. As Franjo Tuđman was planning to secede Croatia from Yugoslavia, Serb leaders in anticipation created an autonomous region around the city of Knin called SAO Kninska Krajina, which in October 1990 they transformed into SAO Krajina after the SAO was joined by the Community (Association) of Municipalities of Northern Dalmatia and Lika.

SAO Kninska Krajina refers to the original Serbian Autonomous Region (SAO) which was just the city of Knin and the area around it. However, some use it to mean SAO Krajina prior to the creation of the Republic of Serbian Krajina, while some just use Kninska Krajina to refer to Krajina prior.

See also

• Kninska Krajina - geographical region in which the SAO was centered
• SAO Krajina
• SAO Western Slavonia
• SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia
• Republic of Serbian Krajina
• Croatian war of independence
• Serbs in Croatia
• SAO Bosanska Krajina

External links

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