On March 3, 1992 after a reform vote President Izetbegovic proclaimed Bosnia’s independence. In a 1991 census, Bosnia’s population, 4 million, was composed of 44% Bosniak, 31% Serb, and 17% Croatian. Since the independence of Bosnia, Bosnian Serbs wanted to establish a separate Serbian state. With the support of the Serb dominated Yugoslav military, Bosnian Serb forces attacked Bosniak-dominated towns in an act of ethnic cleansing. By the end of 1993, Bosnian Serb forces were in control of nearly three quarters of the
On March 3, 1992 after a reform vote President Izetbegovic proclaimed Bosnia’s independence. In a 1991 census, Bosnia’s population, 4 million, was composed of 44% Bosniak, 31% Serb, and 17% Croatian. Since the independence of Bosnia, Bosnian Serbs wanted to establish a separate Serbian state. With the support of the Serb dominated Yugoslav military, Bosnian Serb forces attacked Bosniak-dominated towns in an act of ethnic cleansing. By the end of 1993, Bosnian Serb forces were in control of nearly three quarters of the