| DATE | EVENT |
|---|
| 7th
century | Slavs
arrive in present B-H |
| 958 | Earliest
known written mention of Bosnia |
| 1102 | Hungarian
King becomes King of Croatia; Hungarian rule in Bosnia |
| c.1160-70 | Byzantine
reconquest |
| 1180s | Bosnia
mentioned as independent by Byzantine chronicler |
| 1180-1204 | Ban
Kulin |
| 1353-1391 | Ban
Tvrtko I; Under him, medieval Bosnia reaches its greatest territorial extent.
|
| 1377 | Tvrtko
I crowned King of Bosnia |
| 1388 | First
Turkish invasion defeated, but others follow |
| 1404-9;
1421-1443 | King
Tvrtko II Tvrtkovic; Turks involved in Bosnian politics |
| 1443-1461 | King
Tomas Ostojic |
| 1448 | Herceg
(Duke) Stefan revolts, establishing "Hercegovina" |
| 1461-1463 | King
Stefan II Tomasevic |
| 1462 | Turkish
Sarajevo founded by Isa-bey Isakovic |
| 1463
| Turkish
invasion captures Jajce; King Stefan Tomasevic captured and killed; End of
Bosnian Kingdom |
| 1481 | Last
fortress in Hercegovina falls to Turks |
| 1688 | Austrian
invasion under Prince Eugene of Savoy; Sarajevo burned |
| 1878 | Congress
of Berlin permits Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia |
| 1908 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
annexed by Austria-Hungary |
| 1914 | Assassination
of Archduke Francis Ferdinand in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip (28 June) |
| 1918 | Austria-Hungary
dissolved; Bosnia-Herzegovina joins Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
|
| 1929 | Kingdom
of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes becomes Yugoslavia; Bosnia disappears as
administrative unit. |
| 1939 | Much
of Bosnia joined to newly-created Banovina of Croatia |
| 1941 | Axis
invasion and destruction of Yugoslavia; Croatian Ustashi proclaim Independent
State of Croatia including all of Bosnia |
| 1943 | Anti-Fascist
Council for National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ) Proclamation at Jajce
|
| 1945 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
becomes constituent republic of Federal Yugoslavia under Tito |
| 1980 | Tito
dies |
| 1987-88 | Serbian
leaders openly adopt nationalist politics |
| 1988-89 | Nationalism
spreads to other Republics; Communists weakened; multi-party elections called
|
| 1990 | Multiparty
elections in Bosnia establish first noncommunist government under Alija Izetbegovic;
ethnic parties dominate Parliament |
| 1991 | Croatia
and Slovenia declare independence from Yugoslavia (25 June) |
| 1991 | UN
imposes arms embargo on Croatia, Slovenia, and Yugoslavia (25 September) |
| 1992 | European
Community recognizes Croatia and Slovenia (15 January) |
| 1992 | Bosnian
referendum on independence (28 February-1 March) |
| 1992 | First
Serb barricades appear in Sarajevo (1 March) |
| 1992 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
declares independence (3 March) |
| 1992 | European
Community recognizes Bosnia-Herzegovina (6 April) |
| 1992 | U.S.
recognizes Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina (7 April) |
| 1992 | Croatia,
Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina admitted to UN General Assembly (22 May) |
| 1992 | UN
imposes mandatory economic sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro (30 May) |
| 1992 | UN
troops take control of Sarajevo Airport (29 June) |
| 1993 | Fighting
begins between Bosnian government and Bosnian Croats (April) |
| 1993 | UN
designates six safe areas to be free from armed attack (6 May) |
| 1993 | UN
authorizes UNPROFOR to use force to protect safe areas (4 June) |
| 1993 | Bosnian
Croat artillery destroys Mostar's Old Bridge (9 November) |
| 1994 | Sarajevo
Market attack (5 February) produces NATO ultimatum to Bosnian Serbs to withdraw
heavy weapons (9 February) |
| 1994 | Washington
Agreement ends fighting between Bosnian Croats and Government (1 March) |
| 1995 | Sarajevo
Airport again closed when Serb shots hit aid plane (8 April; remains closed
to 15 September) |
| 1995 | International
War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague issues war crimes indictments of Bosnian Serb
leaders Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic (24 April) |
| 1995 | Bosnian
Serbs take UN personnel hostage to block NATO air strikes (May-June) |
| 1995
| Zepa
and Srebrenica "safe areas" overrun (July) |
| 1995 | Croatia
retakes Croatian Serb-occupied West Slavonia (July) |
| 1995 | Croatia
retakes Croatian Serb-occupied Krajina (early August) |
| 1995 | U.S.
Assistant Secretary of State Holbrooke begins shuttle diplomacy (August) |
| 1995 | Three
members of Holbrooke delegation killed on Mount Igman (19 August) |
| 1995 | New
Sarajevo market shelling kills over 37 (28 August) |
| 1995 | NATO
begins massive bombing of Bosnian Serb military targets (30 August) |
| 1995 | Cease-fire
takes effect (12 October) |
| 1995 | International
War Crimes Tribunal issues war crimes indictments of Bosnian Croat leaders
Dario Kordic and Tihomir Blaskic (13 November) |
| 1995 | Dayton
Agreement initialed (21 November) |
| 1995 | Dayton
Agreement signed in Paris (14 December) |
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