Yugoslavia was a place.
Yugoslavia -LRB- Jugoslavija  /  Југославија , Jugoslavija , Југославија -RRB- was a country in Southeast Europe during most of the 20th century .. Southeast Europe. Southeast Europe. It came into existence after World War I in 1918 under the name of the Kingdom of Serbs , Croats and Slovenes by the merger of the provisional State of Slovenes , Croats and Serbs -LRB- itself formed from territories of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire -RRB- with the formerly independent Kingdom of Serbia .. World War I. World War I. Austro-Hungarian Empire. Austro-Hungarian Empire. Kingdom of Serbia. Kingdom of Serbia. Serbia. Republic of Serbia ( 1992–2006 ). The Serbian royal House of Karađorđevic became the Yugoslav royal dynasty .. House of Karađorđevic. House of Karađorđevic. Yugoslavia gained international recognition on 13 July 1922 at the Conference of Ambassadors in Paris .. Conference of Ambassadors. Conference of Ambassadors. The country was named after the South Slavic peoples and constituted their first union , following centuries in which the territories had been part of the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary .. South Slavic peoples. South Slavs. Ottoman Empire. Ottoman Empire. Austria-Hungary. Austria-Hungary. Renamed the Kingdom of Yugoslavia on 3 October 1929 , it was invaded by the Axis powers on 6 April 1941 .. Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Kingdom of Yugoslavia. invaded. Invasion of Yugoslavia. Axis powers. Axis powers. In 1943 , a Democratic Federal Yugoslavia was proclaimed by the Partisan resistance .. Partisan resistance. Yugoslav Partisans. In 1944 , the king recognised it as the legitimate government , but in November 1945 the monarchy was abolished .. Yugoslavia was renamed the Federal People 's Republic of Yugoslavia in 1946 , when a communist government was established .. It acquired the territories of Istria , Rijeka , and Zadar from Italy .. Istria. Istria. Rijeka. Rijeka. Zadar. Zadar. Partisan leader Josip Broz Tito ruled the country as president until his death in 1980 .. Josip Broz Tito. Josip Broz Tito. In 1963 , the country was renamed again as the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia -LRB- SFRY -RRB- .. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The constituent six socialist republics that made up the country were the SR Bosnia and Herzegovina , SR Croatia , SR Macedonia , SR Montenegro , SR Serbia , and SR Slovenia .. SR Bosnia and Herzegovina. Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. SR Croatia. Socialist Republic of Croatia. SR Macedonia. Socialist Republic of Macedonia. SR Montenegro. Socialist Republic of Montenegro. SR Serbia. Socialist Republic of Serbia. SR Slovenia. Socialist Republic of Slovenia. Serbia. Republic of Serbia ( 1992–2006 ). Montenegro. Republic of Montenegro ( 1992–2006 ). Serbia contained two Socialist Autonomous Provinces , Vojvodina and Kosovo , which after 1974 were largely equal to the other members of the federation .. Vojvodina. Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. Kosovo. Republic of Kosovo. Serbia. Republic of Serbia ( 1992–2006 ). After an economic and political crisis in the 1980s and the rise of nationalism , Yugoslavia broke up along its republics ' borders , at first into five countries , leading to the Yugoslav Wars .. broke up. breakup of Yugoslavia. Yugoslav Wars. Yugoslav Wars. After the breakup , the republics of Serbia and Montenegro formed a reduced federation , the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia -LRB- FRY -RRB- , which aspired to the status of sole legal successor to the SFRY , but those claims were opposed by the other former republics .. Serbia. Republic of Serbia ( 1992–2006 ). Montenegro. Republic of Montenegro ( 1992–2006 ). Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. legal successor. Succession of states. Eventually , Serbia and Montenegro accepted the opinion of the Badinter Arbitration Committee about shared succession .. Serbia. Republic of Serbia ( 1992–2006 ). Montenegro. Republic of Montenegro ( 1992–2006 ). Badinter Arbitration Committee. Badinter Arbitration Committee. Serbia and Montenegro themselves broke up in 2006 and became independent states , while Kosovo proclaimed independence in 2008 .. Kosovo. Republic of Kosovo. broke up. breakup of Yugoslavia. Serbia. Republic of Serbia ( 1992–2006 ). Montenegro. Republic of Montenegro ( 1992–2006 )