Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1943–1992. Draft, not yet reviewed

The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was one of the six constituent republics forming the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Within Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina was a unique federal unit with no dominant ethnic group. Sarajevo served as the capital city throughout its existence and remained the capital following independence. The Socialist Republic was dissolved in 1990 when it abandoned its socialist institutions and adopted liberal ones, as the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina which declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1992.

Seat of power: Sarajevo

No rulers documented for this era yet.

Culture

• Because of its central geographic position within the Yugoslav federation, post-war Bosnia was strategically selected as a base for the development of the military defense industry.
• Bosnia's existence within Yugoslavia, for the large part, was peaceful and prosperous. The improvements to cultural tolerance throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina culminated with the selection of Sarajevo to host the 1984 Winter Olympics.
• On the first multi-party elections that took place in November 1990 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the three largest ethnic parties in the country won: the Bosniak Party of Democratic Action, the Serbian Democratic Party and the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Picture

The 1984 Winter Olympics, commonly known as Sarajevo '84, were a winter multi-sport event held between 8 and 19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.

Image: Miroslav Antonić Roko, Public domain, file

Sources

• Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Wikipedia)
• Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Wikidata)
• About the picture (Wikipedia)

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