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Bosnia and Herzegovina's declaration of sovereignty in October 1991, was followed by a declaration of independence from the former Yugoslavia on 3 March 1992 after a referendum boycotted by ethnic Serbs. The Bosnian Serbs - supported by neighboring Serbia and Montenegro - responded with armed resistance aimed at partitioning the republic along ethnic lines and joining Serb-held areas to form a "Greater Serbia." In March 1994, Bosniaks and Croats reduced the number of warring factions from three to two by signing an agreement creating a joint Bosniak/Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 21 November 1995, in Dayton, Ohio, the warring parties initialed a peace agreement that brought to a halt three years of interethnic civil strife (the final agreement was signed in Paris on 14 December 1995). The Dayton Agreement retained Bosnia and Herzegovina's international boundaries and created a joint multi-ethnic and democratic government. This national government was charged with conducting foreign, diplomatic, and fiscal policy. Also recognized was a second tier of government comprised of two entities roughly equal in size: the Bosniak/Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska (RS). The Federation and RS governments were charged with overseeing most government functions. The Office of the High Representative (OHR) was established to oversee the implementation of the civilian aspects of the agreement. In 1995-96, a NATO-led international peacekeeping force (IFOR) of 60,000 troops served in Bosnia to implement and monitor the military aspects of the agreement. IFOR was succeeded by a smaller, NATO-led Stabilization Force (SFOR) whose mission was to deter renewed hostilities. European Union peacekeeping troops (EUFOR) replaced SFOR in December 2004; their mission was to maintain peace and stability throughout the country.To be updated

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By aspirin
July 20th 2008

Sarajevo!

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Sarajevo

Sarajevo on hieno! En päässyt Istanbuliin asti, mutta tämä on meilkein yhtä hyvä. Kulunut ja rähjäinen kaupunki täynnä elämää. Sodan arvet ovat vielä paikoitellen nähtävissä talojen julkisivuissa. Kaupunki näyttää vähän niin kuin laastaroidulta. Monista rakennuksista näkee, että niitä on paikkailtu. Moskeijoiden minaretit luovat itämaisen tunnelman. Muslimeja näkyy myös katukuvassa; hunnutettuja naisia siis, eihän miehistä niin tiedä. Tätä pidemälle en tällä matkalla ehdi. Nyt on aika lähteä takaisinpäin. Travemunden satamaan onkin yli 2000 kilometriä. Aikaa paluumatkaan on noin viikko. Pie [View Full Entry]

By BreconBoysGoBalkan
July 20th 2008

The way I see it... I´m just an aggressive sleeper.

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » East » Sarajevo

Dusk over Sarajevo

Goodday Firstly, Mr McGregor dropped a bomb on us. Although, this is not an uncommon occurance in Bosnia it nevertheless caused some consternation. It transpired that he was leaving in order to be present at the birth of his child. Accordingly he got on the first plane to Kuala Lumpur, which happened to be from Zagreb, three days later. Sarajevo turned out to be rather a highlight. We were housed in a metal shack in a slum next to the beautiful Muslim quarter of the city. Our arrival was somewhat hairy, and thatś not just the drivers eyebrows. Our ´free pick-up [View Full Entry]

By Hot Foot
July 3rd 2008

Medjugorje.

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina

Yes I actually climbed it.

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By Hot Foot
July 2nd 2008

The ride to Mostar.

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Mostar Bridge.

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By Hot Foot
July 1st 2008

Hope and sadness in Sarajevo.

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Sarajevo at night.

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By emilyjh
June 25th 2008

Hvar and Sarajevo

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City walls in Split
You can really get a sense of how the palace has been integrated into the city. It's incredible.

Am back in Croatia-- Zagreb to be exact-- for two days before heading first to Munich, then onto Berlin for language school! After only three weeks of backpacking, I can't wait to be camped out in the same place for an extended period of time. I think I left my stamina, along with my favorite Target tank top and not a small amount of dignity, back on the islands. Backpacking through Europe, especially as a solo girl, one has the same conversation over and over and over, and one invariably gives the same answers: Where are you from? DC. Where have [View Full Entry]

By Tokma
June 21st 2008

First month in Bosnia

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It’s been almost a month since I have been in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I covered quite a bit of the country; I have been mostly located in the north eastern area. Currently I am located in a village called Cifluk, the closest town near me is called Tesanj. Its about 4 miles from Cifluk and the closest city is called Doboj (that’s the city where I was born in) it is about 20 miles from Cifluk. I have not been to Doboj yet, but I plan to go visit it next week sometime, I here they have one of the largest [View Full Entry]

By monoclaw
June 4th 2008

Sarajevo

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Well here we are in Bosnia, after a grueling twenty four hour commute from Sofia, Bulgaria. We've been on four trains, two of them transnational, and when we arrived last night, we were absolute shells. Completely knackered, running on fumes. We arrived at the Sofia train station two nights ago with minutes to spare, and spent a few frenzied minutes running around (backpacks on) trying to locate our train. It adds a whole new level of difficulty to things when the country you're in uses a completely different alphabet than you're own. Like, it's still Cyrillic, like they use in Greece, [View Full Entry]

By jimp
May 29th 2008

Bosnia

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Mostar Bridge at night

Well it was amazing.. Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the countries you say to yourself "why would I go there??" At least that's what I thought before hand. But when I arrived there I soon changed my mind. The Country is very lush and filled with mountains and rolling hills ( though you cant go hiking without a guide for fear of Landmines). Then you go to Sarajevo the Capitol, which the only thing I had ever heard about it was on CNN and it wasn't too pretty. But you walk around and its a very quaint city with the [View Full Entry]

By IvaG
May 25th 2008

Jebiga, desi se!

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » East » Sarajevo

Dzamija naša vsakdanja

Za doručak tokrat ni bilo niti polnozrnatega sorodnika, zato smo se pač morali zadovoljiti z belim kruhom. Jebiga, smo si pa zato privoščili belo kavo. Do Mostarja sva se skozi tunele brez luči večinoma vozila ob reki Neretvi. Bil je lep, sončen dan, po radiu so razlagali recept za ribo s krompirjem in čebulo "za ideju za nedeljski ručak za naše slušateljice". Kakšnih 30 km pred Mostarjem pa se je zgodila klasika: Francla so ujeli na radar! Štos je v tem, da sva itak vedno vozila po omejitvah, le tistikrat se je moj &s [View Full Entry]

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