Events in Bosnia1941; Yugoslavia is invaded by Germany in April. Bosnia-Herzegovina is ceded to the Independent State of Croatia, a pro-Hitler puppet state. During this time, several thousands of Serbs, Jews, and Gypsies are sent to death camps. In the same year, Josip Broz Tito and other Yugoslav communists organized a multi-ethnic resistance group called “the Partisans”. 1945; On the 6th of April, Sarajevo was finally captured by the Partisans. Bosnia-Herzegovina is freed from Croat control. 1946; The constitution of 1946 officially establishes Bosnia and Herzegovina as one of the republics within the new Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia. 1980; Death of Josip Broz Tito. |
1991; The collapse of Communism allows nationalists to win the first multi-party elections and furthermore form the new coalition government. Many conflicting ideas form between the different ethnic groups.
Referendum for independence on February 29th and March 1st allows for Bosnian independence from Yugoslavia. Bosnia and Herzegovina is an official independent state in March 3, 1992.
1992; War breaks out. Serbs assume control and ensue policies of ethnic cleansing in the new Serb Republic.
1993; Former alliance between Muslims and Croats is now tense, conflict results, and soon Serbs, Croats, and Muslim forces are all at arms around Bosnia. UNPROFOR aid creates safe havens for Bosnian Muslims in Sarajevo, Gorazde, and Srebrenica.
1995; Srebenica, a safe haven, is taken over by Bosnian Serb forces under Mladic’s rule. Thousands of Bosniak Muslims are massacred even as NATO air strikes begin.
Dayton peace accords are signed November 21st in Paris, ending the war in Bosnia. Bosnia is now a single state with two parts, one for the Bosniak-Croat federation and the other for the Bosnian Serb Republic.
1996; The International Criminal Tribunal begins to convict leaders of war crimes. The first to be convicted is Drazen Erdemovic, a Croat who took part in the Srebenica massacres.
Referendum for independence on February 29th and March 1st allows for Bosnian independence from Yugoslavia. Bosnia and Herzegovina is an official independent state in March 3, 1992.
1992; War breaks out. Serbs assume control and ensue policies of ethnic cleansing in the new Serb Republic.
1993; Former alliance between Muslims and Croats is now tense, conflict results, and soon Serbs, Croats, and Muslim forces are all at arms around Bosnia. UNPROFOR aid creates safe havens for Bosnian Muslims in Sarajevo, Gorazde, and Srebrenica.
1995; Srebenica, a safe haven, is taken over by Bosnian Serb forces under Mladic’s rule. Thousands of Bosniak Muslims are massacred even as NATO air strikes begin.
Dayton peace accords are signed November 21st in Paris, ending the war in Bosnia. Bosnia is now a single state with two parts, one for the Bosniak-Croat federation and the other for the Bosnian Serb Republic.
1996; The International Criminal Tribunal begins to convict leaders of war crimes. The first to be convicted is Drazen Erdemovic, a Croat who took part in the Srebenica massacres.