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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 Swick
May 8th 2007

settimane 12-14- Slovania, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovenia

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » East » Sarajevo

Ljubljana
the bonfire and interesting characters near our hostel

Trip through Eastern Europe Again, I have been traveling for a while and that is why I have not updated in a while. Since the last blog I have had my friend Ethan come and stay for a week, where we basically just stayed in Milan, other than a day trip back to Cinque Terre to go to the beach. After Ethan’s return to the U.S. I took a trip to Eastern Europe and went to Ljubljana, Slovenia then to Zagreb, Croatia and finally to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. My trip was during the week last week, I left on [View Full Entry]

By Lee Clare
April 19th 2007

Bosnia Herzegovina

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » East » Sarajevo

Chess in Sarajevo
All the old boys knock about and play in the town centre. They all talk with their mates as they play and discuss tactics!

We arrived in Sarajevo after a day train journey from Budapest not really knowing what to expect. I think most of us can remember the pictures from the war and the siege on Sarajevo I was expecting the possibility of a very depressing visit although Lee assured me he had read great things about the city! We were greeted from the train journey by the agent of our hostel who was absolutely bonkers his English wasn't too great as we had realised when it had taken an hour to see that he hadn't sent us a text message in Bosnian [View Full Entry]

By Rbenson
March 19th 2007

Bosnia Hercegovina - A history Lesson

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » East » Sarajevo

Mostar's brand new 500 year old bridge

Between the ages of 14-17 I was finishing the last years of my schooling, starting my first job, played squash and tennis in my free time, met up with mates and doing the usual stuff most of us did during the years of 1992 to 1995. During this time, the news reported on a country called Bosnia, and specifically a city called Sarajevo. Now we were far away from this place and ok I was old enough to remember but not quite old enough to know the extent of what really took place. Maybe it wasn’t even my age that [View Full Entry]

By The Nomad
March 15th 2007

A country riddled with history

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina

Mostar

The mountainous scenery guides us to our first stop, Mostar. We met a New Zealand girl, Emma, along the way who was traveling alone so joined us for a while. We had a young girl waiting for us at the bus station who took us to where we were to stay. She spoke very good English so I chatted with her and found that she grew up in Mostar, moved to Norway during the war then returned to her home that she no longer recognised. I didn't really know what to expect with Bosnia & Herzegovina. I figured there would be [View Full Entry]

By Emy
March 12th 2007

Mostar

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » South » Mostar

Mostar bridge
All their rebuilding money obviously got spent on rebuilding this iconic and symbolic bridge

Mostar was mind-boggling. One of the main mind-screwing things was that the door to our apartment was bullet-ridden. But that stood out massively/paled in comparison to all the bullet holes... everywhere. And mortar marks. oh yes and gutted, destroyed buildings with no rooves and only one whole wall - that was the one shared by a bright pink, modern, immaculate, apartment block. The people were friendly though, and the food was excellent, and very cheap, cheaper than you can eat in nz! [View Full Entry]

By Emy
March 11th 2007

Sarajevo

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » East » Sarajevo

Exhibit A

I love this place. i learned so much, and it was all so interesting. i did the first and probably only tour for the duration of my trip, but the story of sarajevo is incredible. we had this awesome tour guide with the darkest, driest sense of humour. heres some good jokes of his: guy sitting on a swing, just swinging back and forth, another guy says 'what you doing?' he says 'fucking with the snipers' (bosnians like to swear in english they think its funny) (it was a siege-war of sniping and mortaring from around the city, the serbs [View Full Entry]

New beautiful rebuilt sarajevo, dotted with so many graveyards

By Rachel Conquers Europe
February 24th 2007

Not so Black and White

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » South » Mostar

The Old Bridge
This bridge connects the Muslim side to the Croat side of the city.

The residents seem unselfconscious about the Swiss-cheese like buildings that line every street. It is impossible to walk ten feet without seeing another at least partially destroyed grocery store or apartment. Bullet-sized holes and artillery shell explosions are evident everywhere. Many of the near-rubble buildings have warnings posted: NO PARKING OR CLIMBING for fear of the building completely collapsing or undetonated mines exploding. But this is not an entry about destruction. It is a story of rebuilding. Upon arrival into Mostar, Bosnia, I was taken in by the Dervisk [View Full Entry]

By Rachel Conquers Europe
February 23rd 2007

Skiing in Bosnia

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » East » Sarajevo

My first look at Bosnia

After leaving the flatness of Serbia, it is impossible to overlook the natural beauty of Bosnia. After a brief border crossing, the bus curved around beautiful emerald lakes and wound around rocky crags into Sarajevo. It was a city that I had associated with terrible violence in the 90s, but didnt know much more about. My mission was to stay in the city until I fully understood the conflict. I had no idea it would take hold of me and not let go for 5 days. One of my first experiences, unfortunately, was having my wallet stolen on the tram. [View Full Entry]

By Claire Michelle and Ciara
February 22nd 2007

Sunshine in Sarajevo

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » East » Sarajevo

Our route until April 2007Sarajevo was not in our original itineray, but Bosnia was included in our railcard so we decided that the 12hour train journey to the capital city would be worth it- it really was! We arrived really late, but were greeted off the train by a very friendly man who spoke no English but knew about 4 words of German and had very imaginative sign language. Our hostel was right on the edge of "Pigeon Square" which is a really lively meeting point for locals because it borders onto the Turkish market and the city's main mosque. [View Full Entry]

By sprucemoose
January 22nd 2007

Four Years In Hell

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » East » Sarajevo

Passing Time

Sarajevo One always walks down the cobbled streets of the great Ancient city of Rome imagining how life must have been during those times. You see the Colusseum on the right, Palatine Hill on the left, Trevi Fountain in front of you. All the grandeur, all the glory, all the prosperity that was Rome. Whilst walking the streets of Sarajevo in Bosnia, I tried to imagine the exact opposite. A bullet-ridden wall on the right, a half-destroyed building on the left, a Sarajevo Rose (representing six or more deaths by a mortar explosion) in front of me. All the destruction, all [View Full Entry]

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