Balkans
1991 – present
Canadians served in European Community, United Nations and North Atlantic Treaty Organization missions in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia. These new countries arose from the ashes of the former country of Yugoslavia. As of 1991, tens of thousands of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members joined these missions in the Balkans region of southeast Europe. They worked to restore peace and security to the people there.
ORDER OF EVENTS
1991
Violence erupts as communist government of Yugoslavia collapses
September 1991
Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) peacekeepers join European Community Monitoring Mission in the Balkans
Early 1992
United Nations Protection Force begin operations in the Balkans
15-16 September 1993
CAF members see heavy action in the Medak Pocket of Croatia
December 1995
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) launches its Implementation Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina
December 1996
NATO launches its Stabilization Force peace support efforts in Bosnia-Herzegovina
1999
Canadian pilots fly combat missions over Kosovo. Kosovo Force begins its mission there
2004
Last large CAF contingent leaves the Balkans but Canadian peacekeepers remain
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