July 11, 1995★★★★★
Srebrenica massacre
After capturing Srebrenica, Bosnian Serb forces kill more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys; international courts have ruled it a genocide.
WarDeath· Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Events this year
July 11, 1995★★★★★
Normalisation of US–Vietnam relations
President Bill Clinton announces the normalisation of diplomatic relations with Vietnam.
PoliticsTreaty· Vietnam, United States
July 28, 1995★★★★★
Vietnam joins ASEAN
Vietnam becomes the seventh member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
PoliticsTreaty· Vietnam
December 14, 1995★★★★★
Dayton Agreement
A peace agreement negotiated in Dayton, United States, is formally signed in Paris, ending the Bosnian War.
Treaty· Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, United States
Ongoing
c. 1975 – c. 1995★★★★★
Vietnamese boat people
Hundreds of thousands of people flee Vietnam by sea after 1975; many die at sea and others are resettled, mostly in Western countries.
Politics· Vietnam, United States, Australia, Canada, France, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand
July 23, 1983 – May 18, 2009★★★★★
Sri Lankan Civil War
A 26-year armed conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ends in the LTTE's defeat.
War· Sri Lanka
1991 – 2001★★★★★
Yugoslav Wars
A series of ethnic conflicts and wars of independence accompany the break-up of Yugoslavia, killing an estimated 130,000–140,000 people and involving numerous war crimes.
War· Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro
April 5, 1992 – February 29, 1996★★★★★
Siege of Sarajevo
Bosnian Serb forces besiege Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, for nearly four years, the longest siege of a capital city in modern warfare.
War· Bosnia and Herzegovina