Log Revolution

Log Revolution
Log Revolution
Part of the breakup of Yugoslavia
	A map of all three self-proclamied proto break-away states of Krajina
Date	August 17 – December 19 1990
Location	Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Caused by	Serbs claiming to being terrorized by the Croatian government
Goals	To secede and create their own autonomous state in Croatia
Resulted in	Paramilitary victory Establishment of SAO Krajina, SAO Western Slavonia, and the SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia;
Parties
Paramilitaries associated with Serb Democratic Party (Croatia)	Croatia
Lead figures
	Milan Martić; Milan Babić; Jovan Rašković; Vojislav Šešelj Franjo Tuđman; Stjepan Mesić; Josip Boljkovac
Units involved
	Local Serb Militia Croatian Police
Number
Several hundred thousand	Unknown
Casualties and losses
None; Hundreds of militants arrested	2 policemen killed

The Log Revolution (Serbo-Croatian: Balvan revolucija / Балван револуција) was an insurrection which started on August 17, 1990, in areas of the Republic of Croatia which were populated significantly by ethnic Serbs. A full year of tension, including minor skirmishes and sabotage, passed before these events would escalate into the Croatian War of Independence.