Slavonia

Region of eastern Croatia bounded by the Sava, Drava, and Danube rivers; Osijek is the largest town. Eastern and western Slavonia declared themselves autonomous provinces of Serbia following Croatia's declaration of independence from Yugoslavia 1991, and the region was the scene of fierce fighting between Croatian forces and Serb-dominated Yugoslav federal troops 1991–92. After the ceasefire 1992, 10,000 UN troops were deployed in eastern and western Slavonia and contested Krajina. Rebel Serbs in Croatia agreed November 1995 to return the region of eastern Slavonia to Croatian control.