Bosnia and Herzegovina By artintune Apr 20, 1877 Russo-Turkish War begins in region Apr 20, 1878 Austrian/Hungarian Empire occupies Period: Apr 22, 1880 to Apr 22, 1992 com Apr 20, 1908 Annexed by Austrian/Hungarian Empire Apr 20, 1914 Assasination of Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo Apr 20, 1918 Annexed to Serbians as part of the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovens Apr 20, 1929 Named changed to Yugoslavia Apr 20, 1941 Germans Invade Yugoslavia Apr 20, 1945 Yugoslavia is reunited under Marshall Tito to form Communist Yugoslavia Apr 20, 1980 Death of Tito and Yugoslavia begins to fracture Jan 1, 1990 Communism desolves Apr 20, 1991 Bosnia and Herzegovina Declares independence