Yugoslavia at the crossroads. The republican elections in 1990 Cover Image

Jugosławia na rozdrożu. Wybory do władz republikańskich w 1990 roku
Yugoslavia at the crossroads. The republican elections in 1990

Author(s): Krzysztof Krysieniel
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: desintegration; economic; social and national problems; free and democratic elections; nationalism; idea of brotherhood and unity

Summary/Abstract: Yugoslavia at the crossroads. The republican elections in 1990 Since the death of Josip Broz Tito in 1980 the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has gradually disintegrated. Growing economic, social and national problems violently weakened relationships between republics, which in the course of time transformed into an open hostility. The more and more divergent interests made sustaining uniform federal state difficult. The first free and democratic elections were a milestone that sped up the process of breakdown. The elections took place between spring and autumn 1990. In consequence, the power was taken by politicians, whose main aim was to protect interests of particular nations. Nationalism became a fundamental value, and the idea of “brotherhood and unity” propagated by Tito became a history.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 158-181
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish