Log Revolution

Log Revolution
Part of the breakup of Yugoslavia and the prelude to the Croatian War of Independence
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	The 1990 election Conflict of Serbian nationalism and Croatian nationalism
Goals	To secede and create their own autonomous state in Croatia
Result	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 Simo Dubajić 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
Casualties
Deaths	2 Croatian police killed
Arrested	Several hundred

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.