Australia–Yugoslavia relations
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Australia–Yugoslavia relations were historical foreign relations between now
In 1988 a nationalist diaspora led anti-Yugoslav demonstration in front of the Yugoslav Consulate in Sydney resulted in security guard shooting and wounding Josef Tokic.[4] This led to diplomatic crisis in relations between the two countries when Australian side presented the consulate with a rejected ultimatum to surrender Zoran Matijaš, the security guard involved in the incident.[4] Two countries expelled a certain number of diplomats (including Zoran Matijaš who was welcomed in Belgrade as a hero) but avoided trade retaliation.[4]
Following the breakup of Yugoslavia and Yugoslav Wars judges Ninian Stephen, David Hunt and Kevin Parker from Australia served at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.[5] Australia also sent its armed forces to the United Nations Protection Force, Implementation Force and Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
See also
- Yugoslavia and the Non-Aligned Movement
- Death and state funeral of Josip Broz Tito
- Australia–Croatia relations
- Australia–Kosovo relations
- Australia–North Macedonia relations
- Australia–Serbia relations
- Australia–Slovenia relations
- Slovenian Australians
- Yugoslavia at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Australia at the 1984 Winter Olympics
References
- ^ "Serbia country brief". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b "AUSTRALIAN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH YUGOSLAVIA". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Milutin Tomanović, ed. (1972). Hronika međunarodnih događaja 1971 [The Chronicle of International Events in 1971] (in Serbo-Croatian). Belgrade: Institute of International Politics and Economics. p. 2562.
- ^ a b c David Humphries (3 December 1988). "From the Archives, 1988: Australia expels Yugoslav envoys over shooting". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Former Judges". International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Retrieved 22 November 2020.