Editing Yugoslavia (section)

=== Dissolution ===

Economic difficulties, regional disagreements, constitutional disputes, and competing national political movements weakened federal authority during the 1980s. Multiparty elections were introduced in several republics during 1990.

Slovenia and Croatia declared independence on 25 June 1991. Fighting began between the Slovenian Territorial Defence and the [[Yugoslav People's Army]] on 27 June. The conflict ended through the Brioni Agreement of 7 July, and Yugoslav forces completed their withdrawal from Slovenia on 25 October.<ref name="slovenia-history"/>

Fighting in Croatia developed between Croatian forces, the Yugoslav People's Army, and Serb forces controlling parts of Croatian territory. North Macedonia held an independence referendum on 8 September 1991 and adopted a new constitution on 17 November.<ref name="croatia-history"/><ref name="north-macedonia-history"/>

Bosnia and Herzegovina held an independence referendum on 29 February and 1 March 1992 and declared independence on 3 March. The [[Bosnian War]] began the following month.<ref name="bosnia-history"/>

Serbia and Montenegro established the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 27 April 1992. The new federation consisted only of the republics of Serbia and Montenegro. It retained Belgrade as its capital and continued using the Yugoslav dinar.

The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was reorganised as the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro on 4 February 2003, ending the use of Yugoslavia as the official state name. Montenegro declared independence on 3 June 2006. Serbia became the continuing state of the former union on 5 June.<ref name="montenegro-history"/>