Serbia

The Republic of Serbia (Serbian: ????????? ??????, Republika Srbija) is a republic in south-eastern Europe which is united with Montenegro in a loose commonwealth known as the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

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The roots of the Serbian state reach back to the first half of the 9th century. The Kingdom of Serbia was established in the 11th century , and in the 14th century it eventually became the Serbian Empire. The Empire fell to the Turks after the historic Serbian defeat in Battle of Kosovo in 1389; some Serbian states managed to survive for another 70 years (Serbian Despotovina, Bosnia) until they too were annexed to the Ottoman Empire, whose rule would last for the next 4 centuries (despite three Austrian occupations and numerous rebellions). First Serbian Uprising 1804-1813 and Second Serbian Uprising of 1815 resulted in establishment of Serbian Principality, semi-independent from Turkey, and formation of modern Serbia. In 1876 Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia have declared war against Turkey and proclaimed unification; however, Treaty of Berlin of 1878 granted complete independence "only" to Serbia, Montenegro and Romania, leaving Bosnia and Raska to Austro-Hungary- which unabled the unification until the Balkan wars of 1912 and 1913, and WWI 1914-1918. After 1918, Serbia was a founding member of Yugoslavia in its various forms (the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia).

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