<P> Following the death of Tito on 4 May 1980 , rising ethnic nationalism in the late 1980s led to dissidence among the multiple ethnicities within the constituent republics . With the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe , inter-republic talks on transformation of the federation also failed and led to recognition of their independence by some European states in 1991 . This led to the federation collapsing along federal borders , followed by the start of the Yugoslav Wars and the final downfall and breakup of the federation on 27 April 1992 . Two of its republics , Serbia and Montenegro , remained within the reconstituted Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , but the union was not recognized internationally as the official successor state to the SFRY . The term `` former Yugoslavia '' ( bivša Jugoslavija / бивша Југославија ) is now commonly used retrospectively . </P>
<P> Following the death of Tito on 4 May 1980 , rising ethnic nationalism in the late 1980s led to dissidence among the multiple ethnicities within the constituent republics . With the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe , inter-republic talks on transformation of the federation also failed and led to recognition of their independence by some European states in 1991 . This led to the federation collapsing along federal borders , followed by the start of the Yugoslav Wars and the final downfall and breakup of the federation on 27 April 1992 . Two of its republics , Serbia and Montenegro , remained within the reconstituted Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , but the union was not recognized internationally as the official successor state to the SFRY . The term `` former Yugoslavia '' ( bivša Jugoslavija / бивша Југославија ) is now commonly used retrospectively . </P>
after the fall of communism the yugoslavian republics began to
after the fall of communism the yugoslavian republics began to
Yugoslav Wars final downfall and breakup of the federation
Yugoslav Wars final downfall and breakup of the federation