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When was Srebrenica declared a genocide?
July 1995
The Srebrenica massacre (Serbo-Croatian: Masakr u Srebrenici / Масакр у Сребреници), also known as the Srebrenica genocide (Serbo-Croatian: Genocid u Srebrenici / Геноцид у Сребреници), was the July 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys in and around the town of Srebrenica, during the Bosnian War …
What is Srebrenica Memorial Day?
In 2009, The European Parliament adopted the resolution on Srebrenica calling “on the Council and the Commission to commemorate appropriately the anniversary of the Srebrenica-Potočari act of genocide by supporting Parliament’s recognition of 11 July as the day of commemoration of the Srebrenica genocide all over the …
How long did the Srebrenica genocide last?
| Bosnian genocide | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11 July 1995 – 13 July 1995 |
| Target | Bosniak men and prisoners of war |
| Attack type | mass murder, ethnic cleansing, deportation, etc. |
| Deaths | Genocide: 8,372 killed (Srebrenica) |
What does the Srebrenica flower mean?
The Srebrenica flower was designed as a symbol of the Srebrenica genocide. The Srebrenica flower has become a symbol of remembrance for the 1995 Srebrenica genocide which took place in Bosnia-Herzegovina, resulting in the deaths of over 8000 mainly Muslim men and boys.
What made Yugoslavia break up?
The varied reasons for the country’s breakup ranged from the cultural and religious divisions between the ethnic groups making up the nation, to the memories of WWII atrocities committed by all sides, to centrifugal nationalist forces.
Where is the Bosnian genocide memorial?
Srebrenica Genocide Memorial
| Shown within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 20 September 2003 |
| Location | Donji Potočari, Srebrenica |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Where is Srebrenica located?
Srebrenica
Srebrenica massacre/Location