Kosovo

1999
Peace talks in Paris, France between Serbia and Kosovo collapsed on March 18 after the Serbian delegation refused to sign a deal calling for Kosovar autonomy and the deployment of NATO troops to enforce the agreement. The Serbian army launched a new offensive in Kosovo on March 20. NATO began bombing Serbian military positions in Kosovo on March 24 against Yugoslavia, driving Kosovar Albanians into Albania, Macedonia, and Montenegro.

The NATO bombardment of Serbian forces in Kosovo ended on June 10 as Serbia agreed to a peace deal and withdrawal. NATO forces entered Kosovo from Macedonia on June 12 as Russian troops arrived in the capital of Pristina in a joint occupation.

2008
Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on February 17, sending tens of thousands of ethnic Albanians streaming through the streets to celebrate self-determination; meanwhile, Serbians ignored the independence and kept the northern territory under de facto Serbian control.

2014
The Kosovo parliamentary elections took place on June 8, with the PM Hashim Thaci and his Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) winning the majority of votes; following his re-election, Thaci declared a primary focus on economic development and job creation.

Kosovo's two biggest parties, PDK and LDK, agreed "in principle" to form a coalition government on November 19, signaling an end to more than 5 months of damaging political deadlock.