Bosnian Genocide Timeline
Updated 19 Feb 2022
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Srebrenica Massacre
July 11-16 1995
On July 6th 1995,
an operation to take
over Srebrenica began.
Bosnian Serbs
caused terror onto the
Bosniaks living there.
Under the military
Leader Ratko Mladić, 8000
Bosniaks were executed.Creation of Republika Sprska
February 28th 1992.
RS is made up of majoritarily
Bosniak Serbs.It was
autonomous to the People’s
Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina. They want to
stay in the Yugoslav federation,
which was made up of Serbia
and Montenegro at that time.
*Red is RS, White is FBiHBosnia-Herzegovina declares independance.
March 1st 1992
Following the Fall of Yugoslavia,
The Federation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina (FBiH) was created.
They wish to leave Yugoslavia and
become independant.the Siege of Sarajevo
April 2 1992 - February 28th 1996
Serbians from RS attacked cities in the FBiH.
They planned to take over the capital in order
to start their "ethnic cleansing". Citizens
were shot, tortured, executed and starved.Dayton Agreement signed
December 14th 1995
This agreement puts the
Bosnian war to an end,
thus ending the genocide too.UN Safe Areas
April 16 1993
The united nations
declared Sarajevo,
Srebrenica, Žepa,
Goražde, Tuzla
and Bihać as safe
areas in Bosnia.
Armed military
forces were placed
in these cities to
ensure safety.Fall of Žepa
July 25 1995
Fortunately, no deaths occured during
the raid of Žepa. The men were able
to flee before RS forces arrived.
Unfortunately, women, children and
elders were deported to Sarajevo.Siege of Goražde
May 4 1992.
RS forces bombed this city which angered the minister of the city
who turned against Serbian civilians in Goražde, killing hundreds
of women and children, using their bodies as human shields. This was ignored
by UN personnels. As UN forces were present, they were able to
fight back against the RS, Goražde remained free from the RS military.
This massacre resulted in 511 casualties.Paying for their actions
September-October 1995
Bosnian Serb soldiers dug up
hidden bodies of Bosniak civilians.
With the assistance of United States
drones, they were able to find many
bodies.
Further in the 21st century, the
perpetrators continues attempting
to identify all the bodies as a way
to apologize for their past actionsRadovan Karadžić
becomes
president of
Republik Sprska
December 1992
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