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| 1992, Jan |
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| Bosnia-Herzegovina was embroiled in civil war between ethnic groups. Little progress had been made toward peace, despite the efforts of the international community and the presence of UN peacekeeping forces. | 1 |
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| Jan. 15 |
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| The Collective State Presidency condemned the EC decision to recognize Croatia and Slovenia as independent states, saying it violated the principles of the UN Charter by changing the borders of Yugoslavia. | 2 |
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| Mar. 1 |
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| In Montenegro, voters overwhelmingly approved a measure keeping the republic part of Yugoslavia. | 3 |
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| March 9–12 |
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| In Serbia, mass protests in Belgrade called for the resignation of Serbian president Milosevic. | 4 |
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| March 26 |
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| Yugoslav National Army troops withdrew from Macedonia as it prepared for independence from Yugoslavia. | 5 |
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| April 27 |
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| A new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was formed, with only two of the six members of the former socialist Yugoslavia: Serbia (together with its provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina) and Montenegro. This was effectively a recognition of the separate states of Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Macedonia. | 6 |
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| June |
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| The UN Security Council sent troops to Bosnia-Herzegovina in efforts to secure a cease-fire between Bosnian and Serb forces in Sarajevo. | 7 |
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| June–July |
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| Dobrica Cosic was elected president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and U.S.-born Milan Panic was elected prime minister on July 14. | 8 |
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| June 9 |
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| The Serbian Democratic Movement called for the resignation of Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic. | 9 |
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| Aug. 13–14 |
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| In an extraordinary session of the UN Human Rights Commission, a resolution was passed unanimously condemning the policy of forced expulsions, or “ethnic cleansing,” being practiced by the Bosnian Serbs against the Muslims and Bosnian Croats. | 10 |
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| Oct. 11 |
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| In the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Serbian government staged a referendum to call for early elections. The voter turnout was too low, due to a boycott. | 11 |
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| Dec. 20 |
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| Elections took place in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Hard-liner Slobodan Milosevic was reelected to the Serbian presidency, and his party made gains in the Serbian legislature. In a runoff election on Jan. 10, Momir Bulativic was reelected as president of Montenegro. | 12 |
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