The Bosnia and Herzegovina declaration of sovereignty in October of 1991, was followed by a [referendum for]? independence from the former Yugoslavia in February of 1992. The Bosnian Serbs? - supported by neighboring Serbia - 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, Bosnia's 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 signed a peace agreement that brought to a halt the three years of interethnic civil strife (the final agreement was signed in Paris on [14 December 1995]?). The [Dayton Agreement]? divides Bosnia and Herzegovina roughly equally between the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Bosnian Serb [Republika Srpska]?. 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 is to deter renewed hostilities. SFOR remains in place, with troop levels to be reduced to about 19,000 by spring 2000. |
The Bosnia and Herzegovina declaration of sovereignty in October of 1991, was followed by a referendum? for independence from the former Yugoslavia in February of 1992. The Bosnian Serbs? - supported by neighboring Serbia - 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, Bosnia's 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 signed a peace agreement that brought to a halt the three years of interethnic civil strife (the final agreement was signed in Paris on [14 December 1995]?). The [Dayton Agreement]? divides Bosnia and Herzegovina roughly equally between the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Bosnian Serb [Republika Srpska]?. 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 is to deter renewed hostilities. SFOR remains in place, with troop levels to be reduced to about 19,000 by spring 2000. |
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