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The Bosnian War[ a ] (Serbo-Croatian: Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started on 6 April 1992, following several earlier violent incidents.
Bosnia and Herzegovina [a] (Serbo-Croatian: Bosna i Hercegovina, Босна и Херцеговина), [b] [c] sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe, situated on the Balkan Peninsula. It borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to the north and southwest.
Sarajevo. Sarajevo (/ ˌsærəˈjeɪvoʊ / SARR-ə-YAY-voh) [5] is the capital [6] and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. [7][4] The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo Canton, East Sarajevo and nearby municipalities is home to 555,210 inhabitants. [a][4] Located within ...
The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was subsequently admitted as a member state of the United Nations on 22 May 1992. [66] In Bosnia and Herzegovina, NATO airstrikes against Bosnian Serb targets contributed to the signing of the 14 December 1995 Dayton Agreement and the resolution of the conflict. Around 100,000 people were killed over the ...
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in Southeast Europe on the Balkan Peninsula. It has had permanent settlement since the Neolithic Age. By the early historical period it was inhabited by Illyrians and Celts. Christianity arrived in the 1st century, and by the 4th century the area became part of the Western Roman Empire.
6 April 1992: full recognition of Bosnia and Herzegovina's independence by the European Union followed by the U.S. [82] 27 April 1992: the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is formed [14] 14 December 1995: the Dayton Agreement is signed by the leaders of FR Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia [83]
SFR Yugoslavia (April–May 1992) Republika Srpska (May 1992–96) The Siege of Sarajevo (Serbo-Croatian: Opsada Sarajeva) was a prolonged blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War. After it was initially besieged by the forces of the Yugoslav People's Army, the city was then besieged by the Army of ...
Sarajevo is a city now in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ancient history ... From a post-war population of 115,000, by the fall of Yugoslavia Sarajevo had 429,672 people.