Bosnia and Herzegovina · Politics / Serbian Democratic Party. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
A referendum on the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Yugoslavia is held, many Serbs boycot the referendum while Bosniaks and Croats and pro-secession Serbs vote, 64% of eligible voters vote 98% in favor of independence
Bosnia is recognized by the United Nations as an independent state
Karadzic declares the independent Serbian Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina, renamed Republika Srpska
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