4 2 . ▁During ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁ 2 0 ▁Cro at ian ▁polic emen ▁and ▁soldiers ▁were ▁amb ushed ▁and ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁population ▁census , ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁K us on je ▁had ▁ 3 0 8 ▁inhabitants . ▁ ▁This ▁represents ▁ 2 7 . 9 7 % ▁of ▁its ▁pre - war ▁population ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁census . ▁ ▁Population ▁by ▁eth nic ity : ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁K us on je ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁Cro at ian ▁medieval ▁state . ▁In ▁ 1 5 4 3 , ▁K us on je ▁and ▁the ▁nearby ▁town ▁of ▁Pak rac ▁were ▁conquer ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁The ▁Ott oman ▁rule ▁last ed ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁seized ▁and ▁recon quer ed ▁by ▁the ▁Cro ats ▁and ▁Aust ri ans ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 1 . ▁Ex actly ▁ 3 0 0 ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁war ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁Cro atia , ▁of ▁which ▁K us on je ▁and ▁Pak rac ▁were ▁a ▁part . ▁The ▁J NA ▁and ▁Ser bian ▁Army ▁briefly ▁occupied ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁but ▁Cro at ian ▁government ▁forces ▁swift ly ▁won ▁the ▁land ▁back . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Battle ▁of ▁K us on je ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category