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One of the six federal units which comprised the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina declared their independence in March 1992.CIA World Factbook: Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina was involved for several years in the Yugoslav Wars of the mid-1990s and suffered tremendous losses during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
On July 21, 2008, the United Nations Tribunal announced they had arrested former Bosnian President Radovan Karadzic, who had lived as a fugitive after being indicted on charges of war crimes in 1995.CNN.com: "Butcher of Bosnia" Timeline (July 22, 2008)
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Fast Facts
- Capital: Sarajevo
- Government: Parliamentary Democracy
- Population: 4,590,310 (July 2008 est.)CIA World Factbook: Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Currency: Convertible Mark (BAM)BH Tourism: FAQ
- Current exchange rate: 1 U.S. Dollar to BAMXE.com: Current Exchange Rate
- Official languages: Bosnian, Croatian and SerbianBritannica Online: Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Bosnia War Timeline
- 1991: Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia, triggering ethnic fighting between Croats, Muslims and SerbsCNN.com: Kosovo Timeline (October 1998)
- 1992: Bosnia's Muslims and Croats vote for independence in referendum boycotted by the SerbsBBC News: Timeline: Bosnia-Hercegovina (July 22, 2008)
- 1992: Under Radovan Karadzic, Bosnian Serbs lay siege to SarajevoBBC News: Timeline: Bosnia-Hercegovina (July 22, 2008)
- 1993: Conflict breaks out between Muslims and Croats in a complex web of alliances and conflicts; the United Nations creates safe havens for Bosnian Muslim civilians including Sarajevo, Gorazde and SrebrenicaBBC News: Timeline: Bosnia-Hercegovina (July 22, 2008)
- July 1995: Approximately 8,000 Muslims were massacred in Srebrenica, Bosnia; the largest mass murder in Europe since World War IIThe Independent: Karadzic and the Largest Mass Murder in Europe Since WWII (July 22, 2008)
- 1995: Dayton peace agreement is signed in Paris
- 1995: The U.N. Tribunal issues indictments for former Bosnia and Herzegovina President Radovan Karadzic and former Serbian General Ratko Mladic for war crimes including genocide and crimes against humanity for the Srebrenica massacreCNN.com: "Butcher of Bosnia" Timeline (July 22, 2008)
- 1996: The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia begins work in the HagueBBC News: Timeline: Bosnia-Hercegovina (July 22, 2008)
- 2008: On July 21, the U.N. Tribunal announced they arrested Radovan KaradzicCNN.com: "Butcher of Bosnia" Timeline (July 22, 2008)
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