Bosnia-Herzegovina
Former Yugoslav republic
Bosnia-Herzegovina is a country in southeastern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula.
It emerged from the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, accompanied by a devastating ethnic war among Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croats.
The hyphenated name reflects its two main regions: Bosnia in the north and Herzegovina in the south.
Also spelled Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Of many backgrounds
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
- interfaithAcross religious boundaries
- BosniakSouth Slavic ethnic group
- CroatSlavic Balkan national
Serb · pluralism · tolerance · mosques · churches · synagogues · Haggadah · Sephardic
Grilled minced meat rolls
Former South Slav federation
- SlavicOf certain Eastern Europeans
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
- Austro-HungarianFormer Central European empire
- TitoYugoslav communist president
Balkanization · Catholic · Muslim · Federation · Croat · Serb · Bosniak · Cyrillic
Encirclement forcing surrender
- ethnic cleansingSystematic removal of populations
- Yugoslav Wars1990s southeastern European ethnic conflicts
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
- war crimesIllegal acts during conflict
refugees · displacement · reconstruction · reconciliation · minefields · shelling · mass graves · ceasefire
Austrian throne's heir
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- NeolithicFinal prehistoric stone-tool era
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
multiethnic
Of many backgrounds
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
- interfaithAcross religious boundaries
- BosniakSouth Slavic ethnic group
Croat · Serb · pluralism · tolerance · mosques · churches · synagogues · Haggadah · Sephardic · Catholic
ćevapi
Grilled minced meat rolls
Sarajevo
Bosnia's chief city
- AdriaticSea east of Italy
Yugoslavia
Former South Slav federation
- SlavicOf certain Eastern Europeans
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
- Austro-HungarianFormer Central European empire
Tito · Balkanization · Catholic · Muslim · Federation · Croat · Serb · Bosniak · Cyrillic · Latin script
siege
Encirclement forcing surrender
- ethnic cleansingSystematic removal of populations
- Yugoslav Wars1990s southeastern European ethnic conflicts
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
war crimes · refugees · displacement · reconstruction · reconciliation · minefields · shelling · mass graves · ceasefire · humanitarian aid
Archduke Ferdinand
Austrian throne's heir