Sleeping Conflicts(Bosnia and Herzegovina):
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In Annex 4 of the Dayton Peace Accords
Bosnia-Herzegovina was officially split into two entities:
the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika
Srpska. In 2000, a neutral district was created allowing
citizens of other entities to live without the influence of
other governments. The Dayton Peace Accords put to rest many
of the issues facing Bosnia-Herzegovina, including the
separation of the Serbians, Croatians, and Bosniaks that
live in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Creating separate entity states
diminished nationalistic feelings. The Dayton Peace Accords
also provided for an international presence to help
stabilize the country, specifically NATO. |
Source: Genocide in Bosnia, Cigar Norman
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“Since Dayton, we and our international partners have maintained a secure peace, separated and demobilized the former warring parties, held successful national elections, and started the work of rebuilding Bosnia's economy and civil structures.”
- Bill
Clinton |
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Photo by Ron Haviv
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"The progress is unmistakable. But it is not yet irreversible.
[Bosnia].... remains poised on a tightrope, moving toward a
better future, but not at the point yet of a self-sustaining
peace. To get there, the people of Bosnia still need a safety
net and a helping hand that only the international community,
including the United States, can provide."
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Source: www.defence-data.com
Photos by Ron Haviv
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Sleeping
conflicts
Timeline:
Source: AP, AFP
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1996
The Int’l. Commission for Missing Persons (ICMP) was created by the G-7 nations to help identify victims of the 1992-1995 war.
22 December, 1997
During his visit to Bosnia, President Clinton thanked
American troops and lectured the nation's three presidents
to set aside their differences.
21 January, 1999
Western mediators
unveiled a common currency and ordered that it be accepted
by the Muslims, Serbs and Croats
2 April, 2003
Mirko Sarovic, a
Bosnian Serb who was the chairman of the country's
three-member multiethnic presidency, resigned after being
implicated in a local company's violation of the U.N. arms
embargo against Iraq.
30 April, 2004
Bosnian Serb
authorities offered details of six previously undisclosed
mass graves in the town of Srebrenica.
17
December, 2005
In Bosnia the
reconstructed Stari Most, a bridge that came to symbolize
the senseless brutality of the Bosnian war, took its place
on the UN's list of protected World Heritage Sites.
21 November, 2006
The UN Security Council voted to extend the EU peacekeeping
force in Bosnia for a year, welcoming "tangible signs" of
the Balkan nation's progress toward EU membership.
9 December, 2007
Voters in Bosnia's Serb entity went to polls to choose a new
president, as the country was taking initial steps towards
European integration. |