1990.
(22-23 April) and (6-7 May) The first multi-party elections in Croatia after 1938.

30 May Constituent assembly of the multi-party Croatian Parliament was held.

17 August On the day when "a referendum on Serbian autonomy" was held on the area of Knin, Benkovac and Obrovac, traffic was blocked in an organized way (the so called Log Revolution began)

1991.

5 January Police stations in Knin, Obrovac, Benkovac, Gračac, Korenica, Donji Lapac, Dvor na Uni, Vojnić and Hrvatska Kostajnica stopped following orders of the Croatian Ministry of the Interior and entered in the so-called task force of the Krajina's.Secretariat of Internal Affairs.

During February-March a new series of rallies of Serbs was organized throughout Croatia at which the Croatian Constitution was rejected and Croats and Croatian authorities were threatened.

1st March Policemen of Serbian nationality employed in the Croatian Ministry of the Interior raided the police station in Pakrac together with mobilized reservists and disarmed all Croatian policemen. On the following day, special units of the Croatian Ministry of the Interior expelled Serbian extremists from Pakrac.

31 March restored the National Park Plitvice was restoered under control of the Croatian legal police forces by special units of the Croatian Ministry of the Interior in an armed conflict with Serbian terrorists who previously conquered that territory. Josip Jović from Aržani near Imotski was killed as the first victim of the War for Independence (Bloody Easter).

2nd May Serbian terrorists killed 12 and wounded 21 Croatian policemen in Borovo Selo near Vukovar.

19 May A referendum on independence and sovereignty of the Republic of Croatian was held. 94% of citizens spoke out for independency and sovereignty of Croatia and against remaining in Yugoslavia.

28 May Review of the part of the units of the National Guard Assembly was held at the stadium of the football club Zagreb in Kranjčevićeva Street in Zagreb. (slika)

25 June The Parliament of the Republic of Croatian adopted a Declaration on establishing the independent and sovereign Republic of Croatia (Independence Day) in conformity with the will of citizens expressed at the referendum.

3rd July Yugoslav Army tanks entered Baranja and Eastern Slavonija. The so-called Yugoslav Army openly prepares for attacking Croatia.

25-26 August The first fierce attack of the Yugoslav Army and Serbian paramilitary units on Vukovar and Borovo naselje and Otočac in valley of the river Gacka.

14-15 September By conquering barracks in Ploče there began a blockage and conquering of the barracks, armament storages and different military facilities of the Yugoslav Army in Croatia.

16-23 September In fierce fightings for Šibenik, Croatian defenders succeeded in defending the city ("both of (aircraft) them fell").

21 September The General Staff of the Croatian Army was established. The first Chief of _Staff was General Antun Tus.

1st October A fierce attack of the Yugoslav Army and chetniks from Monte Negro and Herzegovina on Dubrovnik and its surroundings began. Near the village of Čepikuća Croatian defenders inflicted heavy losses to the aggressor (the fiercest attacks were on Dubrovnik on 11 November and 6 December).

8 October Proclamation of the independence of the Republic of Croatia (three month deferral of the Constitutional decision of 25 June expired) - Day of Independence of the Republic of Croatia.

3 November Assembly of the National Guard officially changed its name into Croatian Army.

14-16 November The Croatian Navy in Split and in Korčula channel defeated the Yugoslav Navy and ran the navy blockage in the city of Split.

18 November The organized resistance of the Croatian defenders in Vukovar stopped.

In early December Croatian defenders took over the initiative on western Slavonian battlefield.

7 December Badinter Commission reached a conclusion that the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia did not exist any more.

1992.

2nd January Representatives of the Republic of Croatia and Yugoslav Army signed a cease-fire agreement (Vance' s Plan) in Sarajevo with intermediation of the United Nations' emissaries.

13 January The Holy Chair recognized the sovereign and independent Croatia.

15 January 12 states of the European Union announced the recognition of the sovereign Croatia followed by recognition by other states.

22 May The Republic of Croatia was admitted to United Nations.

18 May-30 June With military action "Torched land" the Croatian Army began the operation of unblocking Dubrovnik on the southern battlefield and successful liberation of the South of Croatia.

Up to 30 May the Yugoslav Navy left the last occupied Croatian island of Vis, Lastovo and Mljet.

21 June By lightning-quick action the Croatian Army liberated Miljevac plateau (7 villages, about 150 km2).

1993.

22 January Liberation operation of the Croatian Army began, "Pirat" - Maslenica. Within 72 hours Croatian military units liberated and retained a significant area. Dalmatia is linked again by road Zadar - Maslenica - Karlobag with the land-Croatia.

9 September Croatian Army liberated villages in Lika - Divoselo, Čitluk and Počitelj (Medak's pocket)

5 October UN Security Council explicitly confirmed that UNPA zones are an integral part of the Republic of Croatia.

1994.

17 February LtCol Damir Tomljanović Gavran was killed while defending its homeland on Velebit near Tulove grede

30 March Agreement on termination of hostilities between armed forces of the Republic of Croatia and rebelled Serbs was signed in Russian Embassy in Zagreb

26 June Tactical military exercise with target practice was held on the island of Vir near Zadar

29 September Ministers of Defence of the USA and Republic of Croatia William Perry and Gojko Susak signed a Memorandum on Cooperation in Defence and Military Relations in Pentagon

1995.

7 April Croatian Army liberated a significant area on Dinara above Knin, creating preconditions for liberating Knin.

1-3 May Western Slavonija and Posavina were liberated with military-police operation Bljesak (Lightning).

2-3 May Rebelled Serbs rocketed Zagreb and other Croatian cities

3 August Negotiation led between Croatian authorities and rebelled Serbs in Switzerland fell through. Serbs rejected a proposal for peaceful reintegration.

4-8 August With military-police operation "Storm" Croatian military units liberated the occupied Croatian territory in northern Dalmacija, Lika, Banovina and Kordun.

5 August Croatian Forces liberated Knin (Day of Victory and National Gratitude Day)

12 November Erdut Agreement was signed between the Republic of Croatia and rebelled Serbs from Baranja and Eastern Slavonia and Western Srijem on peaceful reintegration of these regions in the constitutional and legal system of the Republic of Croatia.