Bosna i Hercegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
168 BC - 395 AD Part of Roman Empire
395 - 864 Part of Byzantine Empire
958 - 1019 Part of Serbia
1083 - 1101 Under the suzerainty 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 Occupied by Austria-Hungary
19 Aug 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 - 06 Apr 1945 Incorporated into Croatia
25 Nov 1943 Re-incorporated into Yugoslavia declared (in opposition to Croatia)
04 Dec 1943 People's Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina
06 Apr 1945 Sarajevo liberated
29 Nov 1945 Part of Communist Yugoslavia
07 Jul 1963 Socialist 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
09 Apr 1992 Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina
29 Aug 1993 - 31 May 1994 Secession of Herceg-Bosna
26 Jul - 07 Aug 1995 Secession of Western Bosnia
05 Oct 1996 Bosnia and Hercegovina (under U.N and NATO protection)
Kingdom of Bosnia
Government: Monarchy.
Capital: Jajce.
Language: Serbo-Croat.
Religion: Bosnian Church (Bogomil), Orthodoxy, Roman Catholic.
Bans
1083 - 1109 Stjepan, Ban of Bosnia
11.. - 1156 Slavogost
1156 - 11.. 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
28 Sep 1353 - 26 Oct 1377 Kotromanić, Stjepan Tvrtko I ............... 1338-1391
28 Sep 1353 - 1354 Vladislav Kotromanić ...................... 13..-1354
(regent for Tvrtko)
1366 - 1367 Stjepan Vuk Vladislavić .................... 13..-1374
(in rebellion)
Kings
26 Oct 1377 - 10 Mar 1391 Kotromanić, Stjepan Tvrtko I ............... s.a
10 Mar 1391 - 08 Sep 1395 Kotromanić, Stjepan III Dabiša ............. 1339-1395
08 Sep 1395 - 1398 Gruba, Jelena .............................. 1345-1399
1398 - Jun 1404 Kotromanić, Stjepan Ostoja (1st Time) ...... 13..-1418
Jun 1404 - Sep 1409 Kotromanić, Tvrtko II (1st Time) ........... 137.-1443
Sep 1409 - Sep 1418 Kotromanić, Stefan Ostoja (2nd Time)
Sep 1418 - Jul 1421 Kotromanic, Stefan Ostojić ................. 139.-1421
Jul 1421 - 15 Nov 1443 Kotromanić, Tvrtko II (2nd Time)
1432 - Apr 1435 Radivoj Ostojić
(in rebellion)
15 Nov 1443 - 10 Jul 1461 Kotromanić, Stjepan Tomaš .................. 1411-1461
1443 - 1444 Ulrich II von Cilli ........................ 1406-1456
(pretender)
10 Jul 1461 - 05 Jun 1463 Kotromanić, Stjepan Tomašević .............. 1438-1463
(Former King of Serbia)
05 Jun 1463 - 25 Oct 1478 Kosača-Kotromanić, Queen Katarina .......... 1424-1478
(pretender, in Rome exile)
1463 - 1471 Matija Radivojević Kotromanić .............. 1450-1490
(titular Ottoman client)
1471 - 1477 Nikola Iločki .............................. 1410-1477
(Appointed by the King of Hungary)
1472 - 1477 Hrvatinić, Matija Vojsalić ................. 1430-1480
(In opposition to Nikola, Ottoman client ruler)
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government: Parliementary Republic.
Capital: Sarajevo.
Language: Serbo-Croat (Yugoslavian).
Religion: Sunni Muslim 48%, Serbian Orthodox 37%, Roman Catholic, Jewish.
National Anthem: "Jedna si Jedina"
National Emblem: Fleu de lys of Tvrtko I.
National Day: Independence day, 3rd March (1992).
National Motto: None.
Currency: BH Dinar (only in BH government controlled territory).
Chairman of the State Presidency
20 Dec 1990 - 05 Oct 1996 Alija Izetbegović ......................... 1925-2003 (Bosnian-Muslim) SDA
Prime Ministers
20 Dec 1990 - 09 Nov 1992 Jure Pelivan .............................. 1928-2014 (Bosnian-Croat) HDZ
09 Nov 1992 - 25 Oct 1993 Mile Akmadzić ............................. 1938- (Bosnian-Croat) HDZ
25 Oct 1993 - 30 Jan 1996 Dr. Haris Silajdžić ....................... 1945- (Bosnian-Muslim) SDA
30 Jan 1996 - 03 Jan 1997 Hasan Muratović ........................... 1940-2020 (Bosnian-Muslim)
Commanders of the United Nations Protection Force
29 Jun - 06 Oct 1992 Lewis Wharton Mackenzie (Canada)
06 Oct 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 (U.K)
23 Jan - 20 Dec 1995 Rupert Smith (U.K)
International Force (IFOR) Military Commanders
20 Dec 1995 - 31 Jul 1996 Leighton Warren Smith. Jr (U.S)
01 Aug - 07 Nov 1996 Thomas Joseph Lopez (U.S)
07 Nov - 20 Dec 1996 William Wright Crouch (U.S)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government: Federal Republic.
Capital: Sarajevo.
Language: Serbo-Croat (Yugoslavian).
Religion: Sunni Muslim 45%, Orthodox 36%, Roman Catholic 15% (2008).
National Anthem: "Intermeco."
National Emblem: Coat of Arms of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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 .................... 1949- (Sweden)
18 Jun 1997 - 18 Aug 1999 Carlos Westendorp y Cabeza ................ 1937- (Spain)
18 Aug 1999 - 27 May 2002 Wolfgang Petritsch ........................ 1947- (Austria)
27 May 2002 - 31 Jan 2006 Jeremy John Durham Ashdown,
Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon ....... 1941-2018 (U.K)
31 Jan 2006 - 02 Jul 2007 Christian Schwartz-Schilling .............. 1930- (Germany)
02 Jul 2007 - 26 Mar 2009 Miroslav Lajcák ........................... 1963- (Slovakia)
26 Mar 2009 - 31 Jul 2021 Valentin Inzko ............................ 1949- (Austria)
01 Aug 2021 - Christian Schmidt ......................... 1957- (Germany)
Chairmen of the Presidency of the Republic*
05 Oct 1996 - 14 Oct 2000 Alija Izetbegović ......................... s.a
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 ............................. 1937-2021 (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 ............................... 1946-2023 (Bosnian-Muslim) SZBH
28 Oct 2002 - 06 Nov 2006 Sulejman Tihić ............................ 1951-2014 (Bosnian-Muslim) SDA
28 Oct 2002 - 02 Apr 2003 Mirko Šarović ............................. 1956- (Bosnian-Serb) SDS
28 Oct 2002 - 09 May 2005 Dragan Čović (1st Time) ................... 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 - 10 Nov 2010 Dr. Haris Silajdžić ....................... 1945- (Bosnian-Muslim) SZBH
06 Nov 2006 - 17 Nov 2014 Nebojša Radmanović ........................ 1949- (Bosnian-Serb) SNSD
06 Nov 2006 - 17 Nov 2014 Željko Komšić (1st Time) .................. 1964- (Bosnian-Croat) SDP
10 Nov 2010 - 20 Nov 2018 Bakr Izetbegović .......................... 1956- (Bosnian-Muslim) SDA
17 Nov 2014 - 20 Nov 2018 Mladen Ivanić ............................. 1958- (Bosnian-Serb) PDP
17 Nov 2014 - 16 Nov 2022 Dragan Čović (2nd Time)
20 Nov 2018 - 16 Nov 2022 Šefik Džaferović .......................... 1957- (Bosnian-Muslim) SDA
20 Nov 2018 - 16 Nov 2022 Milorad Dodik ............................. 1959- (Bosnian-Serb) SNSD
16 Nov 2022 - Denis Bećirović ........................... 1975- (Bosnian-Muslim) SDP
16 Nov 2022 - Željka Cvijanović ......................... 1967- (Bosnian-Serb) SNSD
16 Nov 2022 - Željko Komšić (2nd Time)
Prime Ministers
03 Jan 1997 - 03 Feb 1999 Boro Bosić ................................ 1950- (Bosnian-Serb) SDS
03 Jan 1997 - 06 Jun 2000 Dr. Haris Silajdžić ....................... s.a (Bosnian-Muslim) SZBH
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 - 11 Feb 2015 Vjekoslav Bevanda ......................... 1956- (Bosnian-Croat) HDZ
11 Feb 2015 - 05 Dec 2019 Denis Zvizdić ............................. 1964- (Bosnian-Muslim) SDA
05 Dec 2019 - Zoran Tegeltija ........................... 1961- (Bosnian-Serb) SNSD
Stabilization Force (SFOR) Military Commanders
20 Dec 1996 - 30 Jul 1997 William Wright Crouch ..................... 1941- (U.S)
30 Jul 1997 - 23 Oct 1998 Eric Ken Shinseki ......................... 1942- (U.S)
23 Oct 1998 - 18 Oct 1999 Montgomery Cunningham Meigs ............... 1945- (U.S)
18 Oct 1999 - 08 Sep 2000 Ronaldo Emerson Adams ..................... 1943- (U.S)
08 Sep 2000 - 07 Sep 2001 Michael L. Dodson ......................... 1945- (U.S)
07 Sep 2001 - 08 Oct 2002 John B. Sylvester ......................... 1946- (U.S)
08 Oct 2002 - 02 Oct 2003 William E. Ward ........................... 1949- (U.S)
02 Oct 2003 - 05 Oct 2004 Virgil L. Packett II ...................... 1947- (U.S)
05 Oct - 02 Dec 2004 Steven Paul Schook ........................ 1953- (U.S)
European Union Peacekeeping Force (EUFOR) Military Commanders
02 Dec 2004 - 02 Dec 2005 Arundell David Leakey ..................... 1952- (United Kingdom)
06 Dec 2005 - 05 Dec 2006 Gian Marco Chiarini ....................... 1952- (Italy)
05 Dec 2006 - 04 Dec 2007 Hans-Joachim Witthauer .................... 1950- (Germany)
04 Dec 2007 - 04 Dec 2008 Ignacio Martín Villalaín .................. 1947- (Spain)
04 Dec 2008 - 04 Dec 2009 Stefano Castagnotto ....................... 1956- (Italy)
04 Dec 2009 - 06 Dec 2011 Bernhard Bair ............................. 1955- (Austria)
06 Dec 2011 - 03 Dec 2012 Robert Brieger ............................ 1956- (Austria)
03 Dec 2012 - 17 Dec 2014 Dieter Heidecker .......................... 1954- (Austria)
17 Dec 2014 - 24 Mar 2016 Johann Luif ............................... 1959- (Austria)
24 Mar 2016 - 28 Mar 2017 Friedrich Schrötter (Austria)
28 Mar 2017 - 28 Mar 2018 Anton Waldner ............................. 1960- (Austria)
28 Mar 2018 - 26 Jun 2019 Martin Dorfer (Austria)
26 Jun 2019 - 14 Jan 2021 Reinhard Trischak ......................... 1963- (Austria)
14 Jan 2021 - 22 Jan 2022 Alexander Platzer ......................... 1963- (Austria)
22 Jan 2022 - 18 Jan 2023 Anton Wessely ............................. 1965- (Austria)
18 Jan 2023 - 22 Jan 2024 Helmut Habermayer ......................... 1959- (Austria)
22 Jan 2024 - Laszlo Sticz .............................. 1975- (Hungary)
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 BiH, 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 and Herzegovina; Muslim, Centerist)
Note: Bosnia and Herzegovina a tripatite presidence of three members each repressenting one of the
three constitute peoples of Bosnia, Bosnijaks, Serbs and Croats. The three members serve a four year
term as a collective head of state, but each serving as a chairperson for an eight month term. The
Bosnijak member from March to November, Serb member November to July and Croat July to March.
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
1994-2007
31 May 1994 - Croat-Muslim Federation
Capital: Sarajevo.
Language: Serbo-Croat.
Ethnic Groups: Bosniaks (Muslims) 70.4%, Croats 22.44%, Serbs 2.41%, Others 3.6% (2013).
Religion: Islam, Roman Catholic, Orthodox.
Presidents
31 May 1994 - 18 Mar 1997 Krešimir Zubak ........................... 1947- (Bosnian-Croat)
18 Mar - 30 Dec 1997 Vladimir Soljić .......................... 1943- (Bosnian-Croat) HDZ
30 Dec 1997 - 31 Dec 1998 Ejup Ganić (1st Time) .................... 1946- (Bosnian-Muslim) SDA
01 Jan - 31 Dec 1999 Ivo Andrić-Lužanski (1st Time) ........... 1946- (Bosnian-Croat) HDZ
01 Jan - 31 Dec 2000 Ejup Ganić (2nd Time)
01 Jan - 28 Feb 2001 Ivo Andrić-Lužanski (2nd Time)
28 Feb - 31 Dec 2001 Karlo Filipović .......................... 1954- (Bosnian-Croat) SDP
01 Jan 2002 - 27 Jan 2003 Safet Halilović .......................... 1951- (Bosnian-Muslim) SZBH
27 Jan 2003 - 22 Feb 2007 Niko Lozančić ............................ 1957- (Bosnian-Croat) HDZ
22 Feb 2007 - 17 Mar 2011 Borjana Krišto ........................... 1961- (Bosnian-Croat) HDZ
17 Mar 2011 - 09 Feb 2015 Živko Budimir ............................ 1962- (Bosnian-Croat) HSP-BiH
09 Feb 2015 - 28 Feb 2023 Marinko Čavara ........................... 1967- (Bosnian-Croat) HDZ
28 Feb 2023 - Lidija Bradara ........................... 1971- (Bosnian-Croat) HDZ
Prime Ministers
31 May 1994 - 31 Jan 1996 Dr. Haris Silajdzić ...................... s.a (Bosnian-Muslim) SDA
31 Jan - 18 Dec 1996 Izudin Kapetanović ....................... 1953- (Bosnian-Muslim) SDA
18 Dec 1996 - 11 Jan 2001 Edhem Bičakčić ........................... 1952- (Bosnian-Muslim) SDA
11 Jan - 01 Mar 2001 Dragan Čović ............................. 1956- (Bosnian-Croat) HDZ
(acting)
01 Mar 2001 - 14 Feb 2003 Alija Behmen ............................. 1940- (Bosnian-Muslim) SZBH
14 Feb 2003 - 22 Mar 2007 Ahmet Hadžipašić ......................... 1952-2008 (Bosnian-Muslim) SDA
23 Mar 2007 - 25 Jun 2009 Nedžad Branković ......................... 1962- (Bosnian-Muslim) SDA
25 Jun 2009 - 17 Mar 2011 Mustafa Mujezinović ...................... 1954-2019 (Bosnian-Muslim) SDA
17 Mar 2011 - 01 Apr 2015 Nermin Nikšić (1st Time) ................. 1960- (Bosnian-Muslim) SDP
01 Apr 2015 - 28 Apr 2023 Fadil Novalić ............................ 1959- (Bosnian-Muslim) SDA
28 Apr 2023 - Nermin Nikšić (2nd Time)
BPS=Bosanskohercegovacka Patriot Stranka-Sefer Halilovic (Bosnian-Herzegovinian
Patriotic Party-Sefer Halilovic; Muslim nationalist)
HD=Hrvatski demokrascani (Croatian Christian Democrats; Christian Democratic)
HDZ=Hrvatska demokratska zajednica, Croatian Democratic Union; Croat nationalist,
Conservative)
SBB=Savez za bolju buducnost BiH (Union for a Better Future of BiH, 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)
Brcko
14 Feb 1997 - Under international supervision
08 Mar 2000 Brcko District formally part of both the F.B.H and R.S
International Supervisors
07 Mar 1997 - 02 Jun 2000 Robert William Farrand ................... 1934- (U.S)
02 Jun 2000 - 14 Mar 2001 Gary L. Mathews .......................... 1938- (U.S)
20 Apr 2001 - 01 Oct 2003 Henry Lee Clarke ......................... 1941- (U.S)
01 Oct 2003 - 16 Jan 2004 Gerhard Sontheim (Germany)
(acting)
16 Jan 2004 - 01 Oct 2006 Susan Rockwell Johnson ................... 1951- (U.S)
01 Oct 2006 - 02 Aug 2010 Raffael Grigorian ........................ 1964- (U.S
22 Sep 2010 - 20 Oct 2013 Roderick W. Moore ........................ 1964- (U.S)
20 Oct 2013 - 31 Aug 2014 Tamir G. Waser ........................... 1956- (U.S)
01 Sep 2014 - 03 Sep 2015 David M. Robinson ........................ 1955- (U.S)
03 Sep 2015 - 10 Oct 2017 Bruce G. Berton .......................... 1961- (U.S)
10 Oct 2017 - 06 Feb 2019 Dennis W. Hearne (U.S)
06 Feb 2019 - Michael Scanlan (U.S)
Mayors
Mar 1994 - 13 Nov 1997 Miodrag Pajić ............................ 1950- (Bosnian-Serb) SDS
13 Nov 1997 - 15 Apr 1999 Borko Reljić ............................. 1952- (Bosnian-Serb) SDS
15 Apr 1999 - 12 Nov 2003 Siniša Kisić ............................. 1954- (Bosnian-Serb)
12 Nov - 03 Dec 2003 Ivan Krndelj ............................. 1959- (Bosnian-Croat)
(acting)
03 Dec 2003 - 08 Dec 2004 Branko Damjanac .......................... 1947- (Bosnian-Serb)
08 Dec 2004 - 12 Feb 2009 Mirsad Djapo ............................. 1953- (Bosnian-Muslim) SDP
12 Feb 2009 - 19 May 2011 Dragan Pajić ............................. 1956- (Bosnian-Serb) SNSD
19 May 2011 - 23 Nov 2012 Miroslav Gavić ........................... 1971- (Bosnian-Serb) SNSD
23 Nov 2012 - 16 Nov 2016 Ante Domić (1st Time)..................... 1967- (Bosnian-Croat) HDZ
16 Nov 2016 - 10 Dec 2020 Siniša Milić (1st Time) .................. 1973- (Bosnian-Serb) SNSD
10 Dec - 23 Dec 2020 Ante Domić (2nd Time)
(interim)
23 Dec 2020 - 15 Mar 2023 Esed Kadrić .............................. 1979- (Bosnian-Muslim) SDA
15 Mar 2023 - 29 Nov 2024 Zijad Nišić .............................. 1961- (Bosnian-Muslim) SBiH
29 Nov 2024 - Siniša Milić (2nd Time)
Herzegovina (Herceg-Bosna)
900 - 10.. Duchy of Zahumije
1066 Duchy of Hum
1449 Duchy of Saint Sava
18 Nov 1991 Croatian Community of Herceg-Bosna
1992 - 1994 de facto intergration with Croatia
28 Aug 1993 Croatian Republic of Heceg-Bosna
29 Aug 1993 Independence proclaimed (not recognised)
31 May 1994 Joins Federation of Bosnia-Hercegovina
17 Dec 1996 State Dissbanded
24 May 1997 Croatian Community of Herceg-Bosna founded (non-state association)
Capital: Mostar (Grude, de facto 1991-96).
Language: Serbo-Croat.
Religion: Roman Catholic, Islam, Orthodox.
Anthem: "Lijepa naša domovino" ("Our Beautiful Homeland").
National Day: Independence day, 28 Aug (1993).
Currency: Croatian Kuna (1992-1996).
Dukes
9.. - 9.. Viševići, Vyšeslav
940 - 950 Viševići, Milhajlo
970 - 1016 Vojislavić, Dragislav, Knez of Zahumije
1016 - 10.. Boleslav, Župan of Zahumije
1166 - 17 Jun 1190 Nemanjić, Miroslav
17 Jun 1190 - 1192 Nemanjić, Rastko
1192 - 1225 Nemanjić, Toljen
1225 - 1250 Nemanjić, Andrej
1249 - 1280 Nemanjić, Djordje
(co-ruler)
1250 Nemanjić, Petar
1250 - 22 May 1254 Nemanjić, Bogdan
22 May 1254 - 1255 Nemanjić, Radoslav
1255 - 1285 Nemanjić, Tvrtko I
1285 - 1312 Nemanjić, Bogdan II
1312 - 1320 Nemanjić, Tvrtko II
1320 - 1359 Kosača, Vuk
1359 - 1392 Kosača, Vlatko Vuković
1392 - 1435 Kosača, Sandalj Hranić
1435 - 23 May 1466 Kosača, Stefan Vukčić
23 May 1466 - 1481 Kosača, Vlatko II
President of the Croatian Community
18 Nov 1991 - 28 Aug 1993 Mate Boban .................................. 1939-1997 HDZ
Presidents
28 Aug 1993 - 16 Feb 1994 Mate Boban
16 Feb 1994 - 17 Dec 1996 Krešimir Zubak .............................. 1947- HDZ
01 Jun 1994 - 17 Dec 1996 Ivan Bender ................................. 1947- HDZ
(acting for Zubak)
Prime Ministers
14 Aug 1992 - 16 Jun 1996 Jadranko Prlić .............................. 1959- HDZ
16 Jun - 17 Dec 1996 Pero Marković HDZ
President of the Croatian Community of Herceg-Bosnia
24 May 1997 - Vladimir Šoljić ............................. 1943-
HDZ=Hrvatska demokratska zajednica, Croatian Democratic Union; Croat nationalist,
Conservative).
Republika Srpska (Serb Republic)
24 Oct 1991 Assembly of the Serbian People in Bosnia and Herzegovina
01 Nov 1991 Proclamation of Serbian Autonomous oblasts in Bosnia
21 Dec 1991 Serbian Autonomous Province
09 Jan 1992 Serb Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina proclaimed,
formally proclaimed 27 Mar 1992,
07 Apr 1992 Secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina, but not Yugoslavia
12 Aug 1992 - Republika Srpska (Serb Republic)
14 Dec 1995 - Status recognised by Bosnia and Herzegovina
Capital: Sarajevo (Banja Luka de facto).
Language: Serbo-Croat.
Religion: Orthodox, Islam, Roman Catholic.
Ethnic Groups: Serbs 81.5%, Bosniaks 13.5%, Croats 9.2%, Others 1.3% (2013).
Anthem: "My Republic" (2008) "Boze Pravde" ("God of Justice" 1992-2008).
National Day: St Stevens Day, 9 January (1992).
Currency: Bosnian Marka, (Serbian Republic Dinar 1992-1997).
Coordinator of the Serbian Autonomous Oblasts
21 Nov 1991 - 14 Sep 1992 Jovan S. Cižmović ........................... 1950-
President of the People's Assembly
21 Dec 1991 - 28 Feb 1992 Momčilo Krajisnik ........................... 1945- SDS
Presidents
28 Feb - 07 Apr 1992 Nikola Koljević ............................. 1936-1997 SDS
07 Apr 1992 - 19 Jul 1996 Dr. Radovan Karadžić ........................ 1945- SDS
19 Jul 1996 - 04 Nov 1998 Biljana Plavšić ............................. 1930- SDS
04 Nov 1998 - 02 Sep 1999 Nikola Poplasen ............................. 1951-
26 Jan 2000 - 28 Nov 2002 Mirko Sarović ............................... 1956- SDS
28 Nov 2002 - 09 Nov 2006 Dragan Cavić ................................ 1958- SDS
09 Nov 2006 - 30 Sep 2007 Milan Jelić ................................. 1956-2007 SNSD
01 Oct - 28 Dec 2007 Igor Radojičić .............................. 1966- SNSD
28 Dec 2007 - 15 Nov 2010 Rajko Kuzmanović ............................ 1931- SNSD
15 Nov 2010 - 20 Nov 2018 Milorad Dodik (1st Time) .................... 1959- SNSD
20 Nov 2018 - 15 Nov 2022 Željka Cvijanović ........................... 1967- SNSD
15 Nov 2022 - Milorad Dodik (2nd Time)
Prime Ministers
21 Dec 1991 - 22 Apr 1992 Miodrag Simović ............................. 1952- SDS
22 Apr 1992 - 20 Jan 1993 Branko Djerić ............................... 1948- SDS
20 Jan 1993 - 18 Aug 1994 Vladimir Lukić .............................. 1933- SDS
18 Aug 1994 - 16 Oct 1995 Dušan Kožić ................................. 1958- SDS
16 Oct 1995 - 18 May 1996 Rajko Kasagić ............................... 1942- SDS
18 May 1996 - 31 Jan 1998 Gojko Klicković ............................. 1955- SDS
31 Jan 1998 - 16 Jan 2001 Milorad Dodik (1st Time) SNSD
16 Jan 2001 - 17 Jan 2003 Mladen Ivanić ............................... 1958- PDP
17 Jan 2003 - 17 Feb 2005 Dragan Mikerević ............................ 1955- PDP
17 Feb 2005 - 28 Feb 2006 Pero Bukejlović ............................. 1946- SDS
28 Feb 2006 - 15 Nov 2010 Milorad Dodik (2nd Time)
15 Nov 2010 - 03 Feb 2011 Anton Kasipović ............................. 1956-
03 Feb 2011 - 13 Mar 2013 Aleksandar Dzombić .......................... 1968- SNSD
13 Mar 2013 - 20 Nov 2018 Željka Cvijanović ........................... s.a SNSD
20 Nov 2018 - Radovan Višković ............................ 1964- SNSD
(acting to 18 Dec 2018)
SDS=Srpska Democratska Stranka (Serbian Democratic Party; Serb nationalist,
Conservative, secessionist)
SNSD=Savez nezavisnih socijaldemokrata (Alliance of Independent Social Democrats;
Serb nationalism, Social Democratic)
Western Bosnia
27 Sep 1993 - 26 Jul 1995 Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia
21 Aug - 16 Nov 1994 Occupied by the Bosnian army
26 Jul 1995 Independence Proclaimed
07 Aug 1995 Re-incorporated in to Bosnia
Capital: Velika Kladusa.
Language: Serbo-Croat.
Religion: Islam, Orthodox, Roman Catholic.
Currency: Bosnian Marka.
President
27 Sep 1993 - 07 Aug 1995 Fikret "Baba" Abdić ........................ (s.a) DNZ (Bosnian-Muslim)
Prime Minister
27 Sep 1993 - 21 Aug 1994 Zlatko Justić .............................. 1949- (Bosnian-Croat)
Bosnian Military Commandant
21 Aug - 17 Dec 1994 Atif Dudaković ............................. 1953- Mil (Bosnian-Muslim)
DNZ=Demokratska Narodna Zajednica (Democratic People's Union, right-wing, successionist,
Abdic personalist).
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