Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Discovery
    May 8, 1292

    Discovery

    Catholic Franciscan order arrived in Bosnia
  • May 8, 1463

    Conquered

    Ottomans conquered Bosnia
  • Prince Eugene

    Prince Eugene

    Prince Eugene of Savoy looted and burned Sarajevo
  • Under Rule

    Under Rule

    Austrian-Hungarian Empire ruled Bosnia
  • Annexed

    Annexed

    Bosnia-Herzegovina annexed to Austria-Hungary
  • Gavrilo Princip

    Gavrilo Princip

    Bosnia Serb student, Gavrilo Princip, assassinated Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo
  • Rebublic of Yugislavia

    Rebublic of Yugislavia

    Bosnia-Herzegovina became a republic within the Yugoslav Socialist Federation
  • Olympics

    XIV winter Olympics games held in Sarajevo
  • War

    Inter-ethnic civil war between Bosnia, Serbs, Croats ( Started)
  • The End of The War

    The End of The War

    The end of the inter-ethnic civil war between Bosnia, Serbs, Croats
  • Uranium Shells

    NATO forces used depleted uranium shells against Bosnian Serb positions around Sarajevo
  • Pope John Paul

    Pope John Paul II visited Sarajevo; international conference in Bonn extended powers of high representative