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The Plitvice Lakes incident (Croatian: Krvavi Uskrs na Plitvicama or Plitvički krvavi Uskrs, both translating as "Plitvice Bloody Easter") was an armed clash at the beginning of the Croatian War of Independence.
The beginning of the 1990s, however, marked another great turning point in the history of this national park. In March 1991 it became the scene of the Plitvice Lakes incident (also called the "Plitvice Bloody Easter"), the first armed confrontation of the Croatian War of Independence that resulted in fatalities.
Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. ... After the incident, the Croatian Mountain Service said in a 2016 Twitter post, “Dear tourists, we respect you. It's time for you to start respecting ...
Josip Jović (21 November 1969 – 31 March 1991) was a Croatian policeman who was killed during the Plitvice Lakes incident. He is widely considered the first Croatian fatality of the Croatian War of Independence. [1]
Plitvice Lakes incident: Croatian police entered the Plitvice Lakes National Park to expel the secessionist forces of Krajina. Two combatants were killed. 1 April: Plitvice Lakes incident: The Yugoslavian army intervened to end the crisis. 1 May: Two Croatian police officers were taken prisoner by Serb secessionists in Borovo Selo. 2 May
The clash was precipitated by months of rising ethnic tensions, violence, and armed combat in Pakrac and at the Plitvice Lakes in March. The immediate cause for the confrontation in the heavily ethnic Serb village of Borovo Selo, just north of Vukovar, was a failed attempt to replace the Yugoslav flag in the village with the flag of Croatia.
31 March – Plitvice Lakes incident; 19 May - Croatian independence referendum; 7 October - Bombing of Banski dvori; 18 November - Three-month siege of Vukovar ends in surrender of Croatian troops; 19 December – Republic of Serbian Krajina proclaimed. 19 December – Croatia is officially recognized by Germany and Iceland. [1]
The Saborsko Independent Company, consisting of approximately 30 personnel, was stationed in the village by the Croatian police the day after the Plitvice Lakes incident on 1 April 1991. [17] The tensions worsened in July. That month the JNA distributed 1,000 small arms to ethnic Serbs living in Gorski kotar region, including Plaški.