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1991 in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Explore 9 historical events and records for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1991.

Historical records for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1991

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April

Assembly of the Serb People

Karadzic, Radovan ยท President of Serbian Democratic Party ยท Politics / Serbian Democratic Party

The Serb deputies form the Assembly of the Serb People in Bosnia and Herzegovina representative of the Bosnian Serb population, ending the tripartite coalition

Republic of the Serbian People of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Karadzic, Radovan ยท President of Serbian Democratic Party ยท Politics / Serbian Democratic Party

The Serb deputies form the Assembly of the Serb People in Bosnia and Herzegovina representative of the Bosnian Serb population, ending the tripartite coalition

September

Serb Autonomous Regions

Karadzic, Radovan ยท President of Serb Democratic Party ยท Politics / Serb Democratic Party

The SDS bgins to establish various "Serb Autonomous Regions" throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina

October

Independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Karadzic, Radovan ยท President of Serb Democratic Party ยท Politics / Serb Democratic Party

The Bosnian Parliament votes for national sovereignty

Serb Assembly

Karadzic, Radovan ยท Banja Luka ยท President of Serb Democratic Party ยท Politics / Serb Democratic Party

A separate Serb Assembly is founded in Banja Luka to exclusively represent the Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serb Assembly

Karadzic, Radovan ยท President of Serbian Democratic Party ยท Politics / Serbian Democratic Party

A separate Serb Assembly is founded in order to exclusively represent the Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina

November

Referendum

Karadzic, Radovan ยท President of Serb Democratic Party ยท Politics / Serb Democratic Party

Bosnian Serbs hold a referendum which results in an overwhelming vote in favour of staying in a federal state with Serbia and Montenegro, as part of Yugoslavia

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Referendum

Karadzic, Radovan ยท President of Serbian Democratic Party ยท Politics / Serbian Democratic Party

The Bosnian Serbs hold a referendum which results in an overwhelming vote in favour of staying in a federal state with Serbia and Montenegro, as part of Yugoslavia

Serb Autonomous Provinces

Karadzic, Radovan ยท President of Serbian Democratic Party ยท Politics / Serbian Democratic Party

The leading Serb political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina, led by Radovan Karadzic, organizes the creation of "Serb autonomous provinces" (SAOs) within Bosnia and the establishment of an assembly to represent them

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