| Date | Event |
|---|
| c.
600 | Slavs
begin to settle modern Croatia |
| 924-925 | Tomislav
believed to have been crowned first King of Croatia |
| 1091 | Pacta
Convent between Hungarian King Ladislaus and Croatian nobles |
| c.
1097 | Venice
seizes much of Dalmatia during Croatian civil strife |
| 1102 | Hungarian
King Koloman crowned King of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia in Biograd na moru |
| 1204 | Republic
of Ragusa (Dubrovnik) independent of Byzantine Empire |
| 1522 | At
invitation of Croatian nobility, Austrian Archduke Ferdinand of Habsburg establishes
garrisons in Croatia to block Turkish invasion routes; subsequently, Serb refugees
are recruited to support garrisons |
| 1526 | Hungarian
army defeated by Turks under Sulejman I at Mohacs (28 August); King Louis II
dies during Hungarian retreat |
| 1527 | Ferdinand
of Habsburg elected King of Hungary and Croatia |
| 1529 | Unsuccessful
Turkish siege of Vienna |
| 1553 | Ferdinand
appoints general to command Croatian and Slavonian Borders, with authority
over both civil and military affairs. Formal beginning of Military Border,
independent of Zagreb |
| 1797 | France
annexes Venice and Venetian Dalamatia |
| 1808 | France
annexes Dubrovnik; end of the Republic of Ragusa |
| 1815 | Dalmatia
and Dubrovnik taken by Habsburgs |
| 1848-1849 | Josip
Jelacic named Ban (Viceroy) of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia; fights with
Habsburgs against Hungarian Revolution |
| 1867 | Austria-Hungary
created. Croatia falls under Hungarian crown; Dalmatia under Austrian crown
|
| 1871-1881 | Final
dissolution of the Military Border; Zagreb regains control over territory |
| 1914 | World
War I begins |
| 1918 | Austria-Hungary
dissolved; Croatian National Council votes for unconditional unification of
Croatia (including Dalmatia) with Serbia and Montenegro (October) |
| 1918 | Kingdom
of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes proclaimed in Belgrade (1 December) |
| 1921 | Vidovdan
Constitution adopted (28 June) |
| 1928 | Stjepan
Radic assassinated in Belgrade Parliament (20 June) |
| 1929 | King
Alexander proclaims Kingdom of Yugoslavia; reorganizes country into Banovinas;
Croatis disappears. |
| 1939 | Agreement
between Yugoslav Prime Minister Cvetkovic and Vlatko Macek establishes Banovina
of Croatia |
| 1941 | Axis
invasion and destruction of Yugoslavia; Croatian Ustashe proclaimed Independent
State of Croatia |
| 1943 | Anti-Fascist
Council for National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ) Proclamation at Jajce
(29 November) |
| 1945 | Croatia
becomes constituent republic of Federal Yugoslavia under Tito |
| 1971 | Tito
removes government and party leadership of Croatia, ending the Croatian Spring
or Mass Movement (December) |
| 1980 | Tito
dies |
| 1987-1988 | Serbian
leaders openly adopt nationalist politics late 1988 on. Press controls break
down in Croatia; nationalism spreads; Communists weakened; multi-party elections
called |
| 1990 | Two-round
elections (April-May) - Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) gets majority in Parliament
or Sabor; Franjo Tudjman elected president |
| 1991 | Croatia
declares independence (25 June) |
| 1991 | UN
imposes arms embargo on Croatia, Slovenia, and Yugoslavia (25 September) |
| 1992 | Cease-fire
with Yugoslav Army (2 January) |
| 1992 | European
Community recognizes Croatia and Slovenia (15 January) |
| 1992 | United
States recognizes Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina (7 April) |
| 1992 | Croatia,
Slovenia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina admitted to United Nations General Assembly
(22 May) |
| 1993 | Croatia
backs Bosnian Croat split from Bosnian government |
| 1995 | Croatian
lighting assault retakes Serb-occupied western Slavonia (June) |
| 1995 | Second
lighting assault captures Knin and Krajina region (August) |
| 1995 | Agreement
signed on return to Croatia of Serb-occupied eastern Slavonia (12 November) |
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