Bosnia and Herzegovina

State · 1992–2026 CE · at its largest around 2006 CE

A former Yugoslav republic that declared independence in 1992, followed by a devastating war until the 1995 Dayton Agreement. It is divided into two largely autonomous entities under a complex power-sharing system.

On its lands while it lasted

• Siege of Sarajevo (1992–1996 CE): Bosnian Serb forces besieged Sarajevo from April 1992 to February 1996, the longest siege of a capital city in modern warfare. Over 10,000 people were killed.
• Srebrenica massacre (1995 CE): In July 1995 Bosnian Serb forces killed more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys around Srebrenica. International courts ruled it an act of genocide.

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