Dubrovnik Republic (1991)
Dubrovnik Republic Dubrovačka Republika Дубровачка Република | |||||||||
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| 1991–1992 | |||||||||
| Status | Historical proto-state proclaimed in occupied parts of Croatia, held by the Yugoslav People's Army | ||||||||
| Capital | Dubrovnik (de jure) Cavtat (de facto) | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Dubrovčanin | ||||||||
| Government | Republic under JNA Military Administration | ||||||||
| Aleksandar Aco Apolonio | |||||||||
| Historical era | Yugoslav Wars | ||||||||
| 15 October 1991 | |||||||||
• JNA withdrawal and dissolution | 4 May 1992 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 979 km2 (378 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• Estimate | 71,419 | ||||||||
• Density | 72.95/km2 (188.9/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Currency | Yugoslav dinar Krajina dinar | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Croatia | ||||||||
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The Dubrovnik Republic (Serbian: Dubrovačka Republika; Дубровачка република) was an unrecognized geopolitical entity and a self-proclaimed Serb quasi-state that existed during the Siege of Dubrovnik in the Croatian War of Independence, self-proclaimed by the Yugoslav People's Army on 15 October 1991 in occupied areas of Croatia, after being captured by members of 2nd Corps of the JNA. Its provisional president was Aleksandar Aco Apolonio.
The proclaimed territory did not correspond to the pre-1808 Republic of Ragusa borders, stretching from Neum to Prevlaka, and only existed in the occupied villages Cavtat and Konavle. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) during the trial of Serbian President Slobodan Milošević, identified the Dubrovnik Republic as being part of several regions in Croatia that Milošević sought to be incorporated into a "Serb-dominated state". The ICTY stated that the JNA's campaign in the Dubrovnik region was aimed at securing territory for this political entity.