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Day of Republika Srpska (Serbo-Croatian: Dan Republike Srpske / Дан Републике Српске) is a formerly official national holiday of the Republika Srpska, which has been proclaimed unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
On 10 September 2020, the government of Srpska reached a decision on making the Day of Serb Unity, Freedom and the National Flag official, which made it a new holiday in Srpska. [3] A day later, on 11 September 2020, the Government of Serbia also made the day official, making it official in both Serbia and Srpska. [citation needed]
Serbian PM Aleksandar Vučić also attended the event. [7] Croat Republika Srpska MPs also supported the Republika Srpska Day and the referendum. [8] The Republika Srpska National Assembly passed a resolution on the referendum on 15 July 2016, with the backing of all Serb parties and the boycott of Bosniak Republika Srpska MPs.
In a statement, the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo urged Bosnia's legal authorities to “investigate any violations of law” related to the marking of Jan. 9 as the day of the Republika Srpska entity ...
The most important of the entity holidays is the Day of Republika Srpska, which commemorates the establishment of Republika Srpska on 9 January 1992. Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared the holiday unconstitutional on 26 November 2015 stating that the main issue for it being coinciding with a religious holiday.
In 2012, Dodik predicted Republika Srpska's independence. [26] In 2013, there were discussions on the matter. [27] Former CIA Balkans chief Steven Meyer said in 2013 and 2014 that he believed that Republika Srpska would become independent in time, that Bosnia and Herzegovina exists only on paper, and the people should decide for themselves. [28]
Croat RS MPs also supported the RS Day and the referendum. [38] The RS National Assembly passed a resolution on the referendum on 15 July 2016, with the backing of all Serb parties and the boycott of Bosniak RS MPs. The referendum question will be: “Do you agree that January 9 should be marked and celebrated as the Day of Republika Srpska?"
Republika Srpska – unitary democratic parliamentary entity of the Western Balkans state of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Entity's population of 1.3 million, consisting of a constituent peoples : Serbs , Bosniaks , and Croats .