= Democratization of Bosnia and Herzegovina = A history of '''democratization in Bosnia and Herzegovina'''. <> ---- == Kingdom of Yugoslavia == Following the [[WorldHistory/TreatyOfTrianon|Treaty of Trianon]], Bosnia and Herzegovina were removed from the [[Austria/Monarchs#Austro-Hungarian_Empire|Austro-Hungarian Empire]] and wrapped into the [[Serbia/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia|Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes]]. The official name became '''Kingdom of Yugoslavia''' in 1929. On March 27th, 1941, King '''Peter II''' overthrew the [[WorldHistory/Axis|Axis-aligned]] regency of [[WorldHistory/Yugoslavia/Paul|Paul]]. [[Germany/AdolfHitler|Germany]] [[WorldHistory/WorldWar2#Yugoslavia|invaded]] in retaliation. ---- == Occupation == During [[WorldHistory/WorldWar2|World War 2]], Bosnia and Herzegovina were governed by the [[Croatia/AntePavelic|Independent State of Croatia]]. ---- == Yugoslavia == [[WorldHistory/Yugoslavia/JosipBrozTito|Tito]] led the [[WorldHistory/Yugoslavia|Yugoslav Partisans]] to liberate the former kingdom, and following [[WorldHistory/WorldWar2|World War 2]] established the '''Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia'''. Bosnia and Herzegovina was administered as a federal republic within Yugoslavia. After Tito died, the chair of the presidency council began to rotate among members. ---- == Dayton Agreement == When [[Croatia/StjepanMesic|Mesić]] became chair of the presidency council, he ceased to attend meetings. The members from [[Slovenia]] and [[NorthMacedonia|Macedonia]] similarly abandoned government, leaving just [[Serbia/SlobodanMilosevic|Milošević]] and his supporters. This effectively ended the executive power of Yugoslavia. Bosnia and Herzegovina held a referendum on independence in February 1992, and declared independence on March 3. However, the political situation was far from stable. In October 1991, Serb members of [[BosniaHerzegovina/Parliament|parliament]] abandoned the government. By January they had established a [[BosniaHerzegovina/NationalAssembly|National Assembly]] and declared an independent '''Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina'''. By August this had developed into [[BosniaHerzegovina/RepublikaSrpska|Republika Srpska]]. Violence erupted first between Srpska and the recognized government in [[BosniaHerzegovina/Sarajevo|Sarajevo]]. By 1993 however, the government had also erupted into ethnic violence between Bosniaks and Croats, leading to the declaration of the '''Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia''', which [[Croatia/FranjoTudman|Croatia]] sponsored. The worst atrocities of this wide-ranging [[WorldHistory/YugoslavWars#Bosnian_War|Bosnian War]] included the '''Srebrenica genocide'''. The [[WorldHistory/DaytonAgreement|Dayton Agreement]] established the current state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, wherein Republika Srpska and the [[BosniaHerzegovina/FederationOfBosniaAndHerzegovina|Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] are confederated and jointly govern the '''Brčko District'''. ---- CategoryRicottone