Bosna i Hercegovina
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| Adopted 18 May 1998 |
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| 1992-1998 |
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| 1878-1918 |
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| 1830-50 rebellion |
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| 1377-1464 |
168 BC - 395 AD Part of Roman Empire
395 - 864 Part of Byzantine Empire
958 - 1019 Part of Serbia
1083 - 1101 Under the suzreinty of Duklja
1154 Semi-autonomous Banate of Bosnia
1163 - 1180 Partly occupied by the Byzantine Empire
26 Oct 1377 Kingdom of Bosnia
Jun 1463 Conquest by Ottoman Empire
20 Dec 1830 - 1850 Uprising against Ottoman rule
13 Jul 1878 - 07 Oct 1908 Administered by Austria-Hungary (nominally under Ottoman sovereignty)
07 Oct 1908 Annexed by Austria-Hungary
29 Oct 1918 Part of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
01 Dec 1918 Part of Yugoslavia
10 Apr 1941 - 25 Nov 1943 Incorporated into Croatia
25 Nov 1943 Re-incorporated into Yugoslavia
04 Dec 1943 People's Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina
07 Jul 1963 Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina
20 Dec 1990 Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina
01 Mar 1992 Independence declared from Yugoslavia
01 Apr 1992 - 14 Dec 1995 Civil War
07 Apr 1992 - 14 Dec 1995 Secession of Republika Srpska
29 Aug 1993 - 17 Dec 1996 Secession of Herceg-Bosna
26 Jul - 07 Aug 1995 Secession of Western Bosnia
05 Oct 1996 Bosnia and Hercegovina (under UN and NATO protection)
Government: Federal Republic.
Capital: Sarajevo.
Language: Serbo-Croat (Yugoslavian).
Religion: Sunni Muslim 45%, Orthodox 36%, Roman Catholic 15% (2008).
National Anthem: "Intermeco" ("Jedna si Jedina" 1992-98).
National Emblem: Coat of Arms of Bosnia-Herzegovina (fleu de lys of Trtko I 1992-98).
National Day: National Day, 25 November (1943).
National Motto: None.
Currency: Bosnian Marka.
International High Representatives
14 Dec 1995 - 18 Jun 1997 Nils Daniel Carl Bildt (Sweden)
18 Jun 1997 - 18 Aug 1999 Carlos Westendorp y Cabeza (Spain)
18 Aug 1999 - 27 May 2002 Wolfgang Petritsch (Austria)
27 May 2002 - 31 Jan 2006 Lord Jeremy John Durham Ashdown,
Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon (UK)
31 Jan 2006 - 02 Jul 2007 Christian Schwartz-Schilling (Germany)
02 Jul 2007 - 26 Mar 2009 Miroslav Lajcák (Slovakia)
26 Mar 2009 - Valentin Inzko (Austria)
Bans
1083 - 1109 Stjepan, Ban of Bosnia
1154 - 1153 Boričević, Borić
1180 - 1204 Kulinić, Kulin
1204 - 1232 Kulinić, Stjepan I
1232 - 1254 Kulinić, Mateja I
1254 - 1287 Kotromanić, Prijezda I
1287 - 1290 Kotromanić, Prijezda II
1290 - 1302 Kotromanić, Stjapan II
1302 - 1304 Šubić, Mladen I
1304 - 1322 Šubić, Mladen II
1322 - 1377 Kotromanić, Stjepan Tvrtko I
Kings
26 Oct 1377 - 10 Mar 1391 Kotromanić, Stjepan Tvrtko I
10 Mar 1391 - 08 Sep 1395 Kotromanić, Stjepan III
08 Sep 1395 - 1398 Gruba, Jelena
1398 - Jun 1404 Kotromanić, Stjepan Ostoja (1st Time)
Jun 1404 - Sep 1409 Kotromanić, Tvrtko II (1st Time)
Sep 1409 - Sep 1418 Kotromanić, Stefan Ostoja (2nd Time)
Sep 1418 - Jul 1421 Kotromanic, Stefan Ostojić
Jul 1421 - Nov 1443 Kotromanić, Tvrtko II (2nd Time)
Nov 1443 - 10 Jul 1461 Kotromanić, Stjepan Tomaš
10 Jul 1461 - 05 Jun 1463 Kotromanić, Stjepan Tomašević
(Former King of Serbia)
1471 - 1477 Nikola Iločki
(Appointed by the King of Hungary)
1472 - 1477 Hrvatinić, Matija Vojsalić
(In opposition to Nikola, Ottoman client ruler)
Vizier
17 Sep 1831 - 31 May 1832 Husein-kapetan Gradašcević ................ 1802-1834
President of the National Council
01 Nov - 01 Dec 1918 Gligorije Jeftanović ...................... 1840-1929
Presidents
20 Dec 1990 Fikret Abdić .............................. 1939- (Bosnian-Muslim) SDA
(Did not take office)
20 Dec 1990 - 05 Oct 1996 Alija Izetbegović ......................... 1925-2003 (Bosnian-Muslim) SDA
Members of the Presidency (Chair rotating every eight months)
05 Oct 1996 - 14 Oct 2000 Alija Izetbegović
05 Oct 1996 - 13 Oct 1998 Momčilo Krajišnik ......................... 1945- (Bosnian-Serb) SDS
05 Oct 1996 - 13 Oct 1998 Krešimir Zubak ............................ 1947- (Bosnian-Croat) HDZ
13 Oct 1998 - 28 Oct 2002 Živko Radisić ............................. 1937- (Bosnian-Serb)
13 Oct 1998 - 05 Mar 2001 Ante Jelavić .............................. 1963- (Bosnain-Croat) HDZ
14 Oct 2000 - 14 Feb 2002 Halid Ganjac (Bosnian-Muslim)
05 Mar 2001 - 28 Oct 2002 Jozo Krizanović ........................... 1944-2009 (Bosnian-Croat) SDP
14 Feb - 28 Oct 2002 Beriz Belik ............................... 1946- (Bosnian-Muslim) SZBH
28 Oct 2002 - 06 Nov 2006 Sulejman Tihić ............................ 1951- (Bosnian-Muslim) SDA
28 Oct 2002 - 02 Apr 2003 Mirko Šarović ............................. 1956- (Bosnian-Serb) SDS
28 Oct 2002 - 09 May 2005 Dragan Čović .............................. 1956- (Bosnian-Croat) HDZ
02 Apr 2003 - 06 Nov 2006 Borislav Paravac .......................... 1943- (Bosnian-Serb) SDS
09 May 2005 - 06 Nov 2006 Ivo Miro Jović ............................ 1950- (Bosnian-Croat) HDZ
06 Nov 2006 - Nebojša Radmanović ........................ 1949- (Bosnian-Serb) SNSD
06 Nov 2006 - Željko Komšić ............................. 1964- (Bosnian-Croat) SDP
06 Nov 2006 - 10 Nov 2010 Dr. Haris Silajdžić ....................... 1945- (Bosnian-Muslim) SZBH
10 Nov 2010 - Bakr Izetbegović .......................... 1956- (Bosnian-Muslim) SDA
President of the Government
01 Nov - 01 Dec 1918 Atanasije Šola ............................ 1878-1955
Prime Ministers
20 Dec 1990 - 09 Nov 1992 Jure Pelivan .............................. 1928- (Bosnian-Croat) HDZ
09 Nov 1992 - 25 Oct 1993 Mile Akmadzić ............................. 1938- (Bosnian-Croat) HDZ
25 Oct 1993 - 30 Jan 1996 Dr. Haris Silajdžić (1st Time) SDA/SZBH
30 Jan 1996 - 03 Jan 1997 Hasan Muratović ........................... 1940- (Bosnian-Muslim)
03 Jan 1997 - 03 Feb 1999 Boro Bosić ................................ 1950- (Bosnian-Serb) SDS
03 Jan 1997 - 06 Jun 2000 Dr. Haris Silajdžić (2nd Time)
03 Feb 1999 - 06 Jun 2000 Svetozar Mihajlović ....................... 1949- (Bosnian-Serb)
06 Jan - 18 Oct 2000 Spasoje Tusevljak ......................... 1952- (Bosnian-Serb)
18 Oct 2000 - 22 Feb 2001 Martin Raguz .............................. 1958- (Bosnian-Croat) HDZ
22 Feb - 18 Jul 2001 Bozidar Matić ............................. 1937- (Bosnian-Croat) SDP
18 Jul 2001 - 15 Mar 2002 Dr. Zlatko Lagumdžija ..................... 1955- (Bosnian-Muslim) SDP
15 Mar - 23 Dec 2002 Dragan Mikerević .......................... 1955- (Bosnian-Serb) PDP
23 Dec 2002 - 11 Jan 2007 Adnan Terzić .............................. 1960- (Bosnian-Muslim) SDA
11 Jan 2007 - 12 Jan 2012 Nikola Špirić ............................. 1956- (Bosnian-Serb) SNSD
12 Jan 2012 - Vjekoslav Bevanda ......................... 1956- (Bosnian-Croat) HDZ
Commanders of the UN Protection Force
29 Jun - Sep 1992 Lewis Wharton Mackenzie (Canada)
Sep 1992 - 30 Jun 1993 Philippe Morillon (France)
01 Jul 1993 - 24 Jan 1994 Francis Briquemont (Belgium)
24 Jan 1994 - 23 Jan 1995 Sir Michael Rose (UK)
23 Jan - 20 Dec 1995 Rupert Smith (UK)
International Force (IFOR) Military Commanders
20 Dec 1995 - 31 Jul 1996 Leighton Warren Smith. Jr (US)
01 Aug - 07 Nov 1996 Thomas Joseph Lopez (US)
07 Nov - 20 Dec 1996 William Wright Crouch (US)
Stabilization Force (SFOR) Military Commanders
20 Dec 1996 - 30 Jul 1997 William Wright Crouch (US)
30 Jul 1997 - 23 Oct 1998 Eric Ken Shinseki (US)
23 Oct 1998 - 18 Oct 1999 Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (US)
18 Oct 1999 - 08 Sep 2000 Ronaldo Emerson Adams (US)
08 Sep 2000 - 07 Sep 2001 Michael L. Dodson (US)
07 Sep 2001 - 08 Oct 2002 John B. Sylvester (US)
08 Oct 2002 - 02 Oct 2003 William E. Ward (US)
02 Oct 2003 - 05 Oct 2004 Virgil L. Packett II (US)
05 Oct - 02 Dec 2004 Steven Paul Schook (US)
European Union Peacekeeping Force (EUFOR) Military Commanders
02 Dec 2004 - 02 Dec 2005 Arundell David Leakey (UK)
06 Dec 2005 - 05 Dec 2006 Gian Marco Chiarini (Italy)
05 Dec 2006 - 04 Dec 2007 Hans-Joachim Witthauer (Germany)
04 Dec 2007 - 04 Dec 2008 Ignacio Martín Villalaín (Spain)
04 Dec 2008 - 04 Dec 2009 Stefano Castagnotto (Italy)
04 Dec 2009 - 06 Dec 2011 Bernhard Bair (Austria)
06 Dec 2011 - Robert Brieger (Austria)
BPS=Bosanskohercegovacka Patriot Stranka-Sefer Halilovic (Bosnian-Herzegovinian
Patriotic Party-Sefer Halilovic; Muslim nationalist)
BS=Bosanska Stranka (Bosnian Party, Multi ethnic, Leftist)
HD=Hrvatski demokrascani (Croatian Christian Democrats; Christian Democratic)
HDZ=Hrvatska demokratska zajednica, Croatian Democratic Union; Croat nationalist,
Conservative)
HSP-BiH=Hrvatska stranka prava Bosna i Hercegovina (Croatian Party of rights BH,
Conservative, Croat nationalism, decentralisation)
PDP=Partija demokratskog progresa (Party of Democratic Progress; Ethnic Serb,
Conservative)
SBB=Savez za bolju buducnost BiH (Union for a Better Future of B&H, Muslim nationalist)
SDA=Stranka Demokratske Akcije (Party of Democratic Action; Muslim nationalist,
Conservative)
SDP=Socijaldemokratska Partija Bosne i Hercegovine (Social Democratic Party of
Bosnia-Herzegovina; Multi ethnic, Social Democratic)
SDS=Srpska Democratska Stranka (Serbian Democratic Party; Serb nationalist,
Conservative, secessionist)
SNSD=Savez nezavisnih socijaldemokrata (Alliance of Independent Social Democrats;
Ethnic Serb, Social Democratic)
SZBH=Stranka za Bosnu i Hercegovinu (Party of Bosnia & Herzegovina; Muslim, Centerist)
