Bosnian Serb Republic

political organization, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Also known as: RS, Republika Srpska

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Republika Srpska, also known as the Bosnian Serb Republic, is an autonomous political entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was established by the Dayton Accords of 1995 and is located in the northern and eastern parts of the country. The Republika Srpska is one of the two main political entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.123

The region has a complex ethnic and religious mix, with Islam, Orthodox Christianity, and Roman Catholicism present, generally corresponding to Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croats, respectively. The area has historically been influenced by stronger regional powers, making it vulnerable to nationalist territorial aspirations. The Republika Srpska is relatively centralized and divided into municipalities.24

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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina
… and the Republika Srpska (Bosnian Serb Republic), were largely autonomous, each having its own assembly.
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… and the Republika Srpska (Bosnian Serb Republic), were largely autonomous, each having its own assembly.
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Balkans
Economic collapse and nationalist resurgence
…Croats and Bosniaks) and the Republika Srpska (Bosnian Serb Republic). In Kosovo in February 1998, widespread fighting erupted between Serbs and ethnic Albanians when Milošević ordered troops into the province to regain territory controlled by the Kosovo Liberation Army. To bring about Serbia’s withdrawal, the following year the North Atlantic…
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…Croats and Bosniaks) and the Republika Srpska (Bosnian Serb Republic). In Kosovo in February 1998, widespread fighting erupted between Serbs and ethnic Albanians when Milošević ordered troops into the province to regain territory controlled by the Kosovo Liberation Army. To bring about Serbia’s withdrawal, the following year the North Atlantic…
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Srebrenica genocide
Background
…self-declared autonomous Republika Srpska (Bosnian Serb Republic), directed his military forces to “create an unbearable situation of total insecurity with no hope of further survival or life for the inhabitants of Srebrenica.” By May a cordon of Bosnian Serb soldiers had imposed an embargo on food and other supplies…
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…self-declared autonomous Republika Srpska (Bosnian Serb Republic), directed his military forces to “create an unbearable situation of total insecurity with no hope of further survival or life for the inhabitants of Srebrenica.” By May a cordon of Bosnian Serb soldiers had imposed an embargo on food and other supplies…
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