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Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Background. Bosnia and Herzegovina's declaration of sovereignty in October 1991 was followed by a referendum for independence from the former Yugoslavia in February 1992. The Bosnian Serbs – supported by neighboring Serbia – responded with armed resistance aimed at partitioning the republic along ethnic lines and joining Serb-held areas to form what would be called "Greater Serbia."  

In March 1994, Bosnia's Bosniaks and Croats reduced the number...

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