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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 Steph and Rob
November 26th 2007

Battlements To Battlescars

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » South » Mostar

Fishy

Rob left the heating on 30°C all night so we both woke up pretty warm. Neither of us wanted to go back to old town so instead we walked into a part of the new town called Lapad. We bought some stamps so that we could get our postcards sent off and then we were stuck for something to do. We both discussed the possibility of getting something to eat and began to search for somewhere. It was only when we found a pleasant Italian that we discussed with each other that we weren't hungry. After this we headed to a [View Full Entry]

By Caroline2007
November 7th 2007

Bosnia and Hercegovina

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina

Hope
This is one of the first things I saw in Mostar. It shows two dots moving through a maze in the shape of the Stari Most. The two dots meet in the middle of the bridge.

From very European Croatia I headed into Bosnia and Hercegovina. The border guards check passports, but they never stamp them. I crossed their border six times and not one stamp! It's absolutely nuts how obvious it is that you've crossed a frontier. One second you're in modern Croatia. The next you see bombed- ut buildings and a mosque. Even the trees and hillsides look battered. Weeds grow up through cracks in sidewalks. The roads looks old. The buildings look tired. It's like time has frozen in the '90's. The drive to Mostar from the border doesn't take too long- 30 minutes? [View Full Entry]

By PhishEd
September 17th 2007

Thank You Sarajevo

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » East » Sarajevo

It has been a while since I have done much writing here. Partly because I just had trouble finding the time. Another reason is because I just could not find much to write about. I was seeing cathedrals, buildings, stuff. It was all very interesting but I think I was a bit worn out of it all. I am sure I have great stories to tell about all those places but eh, nothing jumped out and said write about me. I also had some real terrible weather after leaving Vienna it was cold and rainy, and I was feeling sick. (Vienna [View Full Entry]

By TeamTurner
September 12th 2007

A Muslim Wonderland in a Christian Backyard

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » South » Mostar

Mostar and the Neretva River
Photo From Mostar, Bosnia Herzegovina

A Muslim Wonderland in a Christian Backyard The diversity of the Balkan area is about more than just sights and scenery, the former Yugoslavia has multiple ethnic groups that have, at least in recent years, not always gotten along. With Orthodox Serbs, Catholic Croats and Muslim Bosniaks all living within a very small geographical area it isn’t hard to imagine how wars come about. With the end of hostility in the area in the last few years, things are starting to come back to some sense of normalcy but some areas of the former Yugoslav republics have been slower to [View Full Entry]

By fizzyfish
August 30th 2007

In Sarajevo

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » East » Sarajevo

I took the night train to Sarajevo from Zagreb, I met this Aussi guy called Blair, and a Sweedish couple, who were all in the same compartment. Eugh, night trains with no sleeper parts. It was so uncomfortable. We arrived here at half 6 in the morning, and wow! The people from the hostel took us straight from the train station, and we were the only ones there!! I didnt think there'd be loads of tourists, but I wasnt expecting the hostel to ourselves!! From the short walk round to get money, it seems a really weird mix. Like someones taken [View Full Entry]

By snt
August 30th 2007

Prnjavor

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » North » Banja Luka

Duino
Our refuge after the storm in Trieste.

FOUR COUNTRIES IN ONE DAY II We headed across BiH to Banja Luka and then back into Croatia, Slovenia and onto Italy, with a visit to Trieste in mind. As we drove down the steep incline into the city we were hit by a storm - heavy rain, strong winds and some hail - then spend a bit of time trying to find a place to stop and get our bearings. A very white-knuckled Sam had her first introduction to Italian city traffic with success. Afterwards we were told that even our Italian relations don't drive in Trieste! We eventually got [View Full Entry]

By indi
August 26th 2007

Bosnia or Bust!

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina

Bosnia - the location of the 25th European Rainbow Gatheirng. BOSNIA... the location of the largest ethnic cleansing since Adolf Hitler in the 1930s and 40s ... Bosnia... the scene of Europes largest scale war since 1945... and the ghostsstill haunt the soul of this nation... a soul ripped out from the inside out. My approach to Bosnia was from London to Zagreb with Wizz Air. I left England, and its worst summer since 1888 and flew for 147 quid to Croatia. Th local temp was around 32 gerees celsius. My destination was the coast of Dalmatia - a coastline filled [View Full Entry]

By Artix
August 24th 2007

Mostar, II Parte

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » South » Mostar

Mostar

Allora, ci eravamo lasciati a Mostar. Come abbiamo gia' detto abbiamo trovato alloggio presso una stanza in affitto in una casa privata. La stanza e' bellissima, con un lettone gigantesco, arredamento tipo casa della nonna (avete presente merletti, credenze piene di foto, servizi, biecchierini, ecc.?) Bellissima, e la cosa piu' strepitosa e' il prezzo: 10 EURO a notte!!!!!!!!! Mostar come abbiamo gia' detto e' un gioiellino, il centro storico e' stato completamente ricostruito, compreso lo Stari Most, il ponte vecchio di costruzione ottomana (risale al 500), che era stato brutalmente dist [View Full Entry]

By Kerrie and Ross
August 24th 2007

Mostar

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » South » Mostar

Mostar bridge

We had planned to catch the train from Sarajevo to Mostar, but the train was not due to leave until after 6:00pm and we were not able to leave our bags at the place where we stayed in Sarajevo. As we were confronted with another very hot day and neither of us were still feeling the best and also there was also no place to leave our bags at the train station, we thought we would opt for a bus instead. (Buses departed more regularly and earlier.) The person from the place we stayed kindly offered to give us a lift [View Full Entry]

By Kerrie and Ross
August 23rd 2007

Sarajevo

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » East » Sarajevo

Latin Bridge at night

The train ride to Sarajevo was always going to be our longest for our whole time in Europe (over 11 hours in total). Like the train into Belgrade, the one leaving it also went painfully slowly. The only difference however was that this one had no airconditioning and needless to say it was very hot! However the windows could be opened enough to stick your head out and take photos so that was nice. Again the train was relatively empty and we shared a 6 person compartment with only one other person. He got off while we were still within Serbia [View Full Entry]

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