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For the present-day entity which is one of the two constitutent ones of Bosnia and Herzegovina, see Republika Srpska.
| Republic of Srpska Република Српска | |
|---|---|
| 1992–1995 | |
 Flag
 Coat of arms
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 Map of Republika Srpska-controlled territories (red) in 1993. | |
| Capital and largest city | Banja Luka |
| Official languages | Serbo-Croatian |
| History | |
• Established | 9 January 1992 |
• Dissolution | 14 December 1995 |
During the Bosnian War, the Republika Srpska was the Serb-controlled areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
History[edit | edit source]
Bosnian War (1992–1995)[edit | edit source]
Radovan Karadžić, the first president of Srpska, proposed allowing majority Serb areas of Bosnia to stay in Yugoslavia. He appointed many communist officers even though he was not a communist himself.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Michael Parenti (2000). To Kill a Nation: 'Republika Srpska: Democracy, NATO Style' (pp. 58–66). [PDF] Verso.