Slobodan Milosevic6 April 1991
War breaks out between the Bosnian Government and local Serbs, who start 1992-1995 siege of capital Sarajevo
Serbia · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 3rd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
War breaks out between the Bosnian Government and local Serbs, who start 1992-1995 siege of capital Sarajevo
Sarajevo is besieged by the Army of Republika Srpska from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996 (1,425 days) during the Bosnian War
When Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia after the Bosnian independence referendum the Bosnian Serbs encircle Sarajevo with a force of 13,000
A total of 13,952 people are killed during the siege, including 5,434 civilians
Serbs blockade Sarajevo
Commands Bosnian Serb forces during the siege.
Serb forces resume their attacks on Sarajevo. NATO bombers strike at Serbian ammunition dumps the Serbs take nearly 200 members of the United Nations peacekeeping force hostage for more than 2 weeks
Serb forces resume their attacks on Sarajevo
The Dayton negotiations create the peace framework for Bosnia.
Under the Dayton Accords Anyone under indictment for war crimes is be barred from public office after scheduled elections, all parties must cooperate with the International War Crimes Tribunal, and Sarajevo will be reunified under Bosnia
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