Table of Contents

Prologue
Stipe Mesić

The Headless State
May 15–June 27, 1991

Sovereign, Independent Croatia
May 28–June 30, 1991

Belated Election of the Constitutional President
July 1–4, 1991

The Joint Brijuni Declaration
July 5–12, 1991

Futile Cries for Peace
July 13–August 6, 1991

Serbia Angry at the World
August 7–22, 1991

EC Declaration: Serbia and YPA as Aggressors
August 23–September 2, 1991

Peace Conference at The Hauge
September 3–7, 1991

Army out of Control
September 8–22, 1991

A Criminal Army Loses Its State
September 23–October 10, 1991

Dubrovnik: An Estuary of Conscience
October 11–November 3, 1991

Ravaged Yugoslavia Formally Disappears
November 4–December 5, 1991

Chronology of Events

About the Author

Stipe Mesić was the President of the Republic of Croatia. He has been a leading politician since the 1980s. He was the last president of Croatia as one of the Yugoslav republics, and in this capacity served as member, later chairman of the federal Presidium of Yugoslavia in 1990–1991. After years of relative political passivity, Mesić was elected independent Croatia’s second president in 2000, following the death of former President Franjo Tuđman.

Reviews

"Mesic's memoirs provide a valuable insider's story of the collapse of the SFRY. The amount of detail, the first-hand account of events and the portrayal of the key personalities involved in the political struggles of the time make this an essential contribution to understanding how and why the SFRY disintegrated in 1991."
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