Bosnia and Herzegovina from restoring Statehood to indepedence Cover Image

Bosna i Hercegovina od obnove državnosti do nezavisnosti
Bosnia and Herzegovina from restoring Statehood to indepedence

Author(s): Suad Kurtćehajić
Subject(s): History, Political history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
Published by: Izdavačka kuća »Monos« d.o.o
Keywords: ZAVNOBiH; Statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Dayton Peace Agreement;

Summary/Abstract: During the World War II, at the First ZAVNOBiH session held in Mrkonjic Grad on 25 November 1943, BiH sovereignty was restored within Yugoslav Federation, after 480 years. When Yugoslav crisis culminated in 1991 and 1992, Yugoslavia has dissoluted, citizens and peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina decided on independence on referendum held on 29 February and 01 March 1992, based on request of the International Community represented by the Badinter Commission. Respecting referendum results, European Community on 06 April and United States on 07 April 1992, acknowledged BiH as an independent state. Unated Nation Organization accepted it on 22 May 1992. Protagonists of Great Serbia policy could not accept such solution for Bosnia and Herzegovina and executed aggression. It ended three and a half years later, by initialling and signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 53
  • Page Range: 17-28
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Bosnian