▁were ▁heavily ▁tam per ed ▁with , ▁Cro at ian ▁government ▁dismiss es ▁Martin ▁Š p eg el j . ▁Un success ful ▁negoti ations ▁between ▁heads ▁of ▁the ▁republic s ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁several ▁r ounds . ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁O pp osition ▁demonstr ations ▁in ▁Bel grade ▁against ▁Mil ose vic ▁rule , ▁ending ▁in ▁two ▁death s . ▁Army ▁puts ▁t anks ▁on ▁the ▁streets . ▁Pl it vice ▁L akes ▁incident ▁results ▁in ▁first ▁Cro at ian ▁fatal ity ▁when ▁Cro at ian ▁polic emen ▁are ▁amb ushed . ▁ ▁Ar med ▁fighting ▁ 1 9 9 1 – 1 9 9 3 ▁May ▁– ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁R ising ▁eth nic ▁violence ▁in ▁Cro atia . ▁Sloven ia ▁and ▁Cro atia ▁declare ▁independence . ▁J NA ▁interven es ▁in ▁Sloven ia ▁by ▁deploy ing ▁troops ▁to ▁take ▁border ▁areas . ▁Following ▁the ▁Ten - Day ▁War , ▁J NA ▁is ▁defeated . ▁The ▁eth nic ▁hom ogene ity ▁of ▁Sloven ia ▁allows ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁avoid ▁much ▁fighting . ▁The ▁Y ug oslav ▁army ▁agre es ▁to ▁leave ▁Sloven ia , ▁but ▁supports ▁re bel ▁Ser b ▁forces ▁in ▁Cro atia . ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁A ▁three ▁month ▁ce ase ▁fire ▁agreed ▁on ▁Br ioni . ▁Y ug oslav ▁forces ▁would ▁retre at ▁from ▁Sloven ia , ▁and ▁Cro atia ▁and ▁Sloven ia ▁put ▁a ▁hold ▁on ▁their ▁independence ▁for ▁three ▁months . ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 1