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Bosnian War, ethnically rooted war in Bosnia and Herzegovina that took place from 1992 to 1995. After years of bitter fighting between Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims), Serbs, and Croats as well as the Yugoslav army, a NATO-imposed final cease-fire was negotiated at Dayton, Ohio, U.S., in 1995.
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.
In early May 1992, two days after the United States and the European Community (the precursor to the European Union) recognized Bosnia’s independence, Bosnian Serb forces with the backing of...
Bosnian conflict, (1992–95) Ethnically rooted war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, then a republic of Yugoslavia with a multiethnic population—44% Bosniak (Muslim), 33% Serb, and 17% Croat. Unrest began with Yugoslavia’s breakup in 1990; after a 1992 referendum, the European Community (now European Union) recognized Bosnia’s independence.
The Bosnian War was a cruel and catastrophic struggle that lasted from 1992 to 1995 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. To properly appreciate the extent of the war's influence on the area and its people, it is critical to realise the causes of the conflict.
The Bosnian War was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following a number of violent incidents in early 1992, the war started in earnest on April 6, 1992, and ended on December 14, 1995.
The war led the famous Bosnian Genocide, which had approximately 100,000 people killed. 80% of the people who died in the Genocide were Bosniaks. Other notable historical events associated with the war include the Markle Massacre, the Washington Agreement and involvement of NATO in the war.
The Bosnian War was Europe's most devastating conflict since World War II. Key points: The Yugoslav army laid siege to the Bosnian capital in April 1992 after it declared independence
The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (also referred to as: Bosnian Conflict, Aggression on Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Bosnian Civil War) was an armed conflict that took place between March 1992 and November 1995. The war involved several nationally defined factions within Bosnia and Herzegovina, each of which claimed to represent one of the ...
On 2 July 1995, Bosnian Serb Forces attacked the Srebrenica enclave. The Bosnian war and genocide resulted in close to 100,000 civilians killed, over 2 million people forcibly displaced, and between 20,000-50,000 women systematically raped. All due to their ethnic and religious identity.