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| Chief of Staff Mladic, Ratko |  |
| Chief of Staff of the Army of Republika Srpska (the Bosnia n SerbArmy) during the Bosnia n War of 1992-1995 |
| Independence Izetbegovic, Alija |  |
| Izetbegovic withdraws his signature from the Lisbon Agrrement and declares his opposition to any type of division of Bosnia |
Portuguese  diplomat Jos‚ Cutileiro drafts a plan, later known as the Lisbon Agreement, that would turn Bosnia into a triethnic cantonal state |
| The Bosnia ks and Croats seek an independent Bosnia while the Serbs want it to remain in a rump Yugoslavia dominated by Serbia |
| Feb Izetbegovic calls a national referendum onindependence for Bosnia as a European condition for recognition of Bosnia as independent state |
| Feb The referendum is boycotted by Serbs, who regard it as an unconstitutional move, but achieves a 99.4% vote in favour on a 67% turnout (which almost entirely constituted of the Bosnia k and Croat communities) |
| Independence Karazic, Radovan | |
| The Bosnia n Serbs declare their own republic under the leadership of Karazic |
| 29th Feb The Bosnia n parliament, already vacated by the Bosnia n Serbs, is formally declared independent from Yugoslavia |
| 3rd Mar Izetbegovic announces the Bosnia 's independence |
| Independence Karadzic, Radovan | |
| 6th April Bosnia is recognized by the UN as an independent state |
| Independence Milosevic, Slobodan | |
| UN forces enter Croatia and fighting subsides |
| Lisbon Agreement Izetbegovic, Alija | |
| All three sides sign up to the agreement; Izetbegovic for the Bosnia ks, Radovan Karadzic for the Serbs and Mate Boban for the Croats |
| Izetbegovic withdraws his signature from the Lisbon Agrrement and declares his opposition to any type of division of Bosnia |
| Portuguese diplomat Jos‚ Cutileiro drafts a plan, later known as the Lisbon Agreement, that would turn Bosnia into a triethnic cantonal state |
| Lisbon Agreement Karadzic, Radovan | |
| All three sides sign up to the agreement; Izetbegovic for the Bosnia ks, Radovan Karadzic for the Serbs and Mate Boban for the Croats |
| Referendum Izetbegovic, Alija | |
| Feb The referendum is boycotted by Serbs, who regard it as an unconstitutional move, but achieves a 99.4% vote in favour on a 67% turnout (which almost entirely constituted of the Bosnia k and Croat communities) |
| Rule of Bosnia and Herzegovina Karadzic, Radovan | |
| 6th April Bosnia is recognized by the UN as an independent state |
| Siege of Sarajevo Karadzic, Radovan | |
| 5th April Sarajevo Fought during the Bosnia n War between poorly equipped defending forces of the Bosnia n government, who had declaredindependence from Yugoslavia , and the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and Bosnia n Serbforces (Army of Republika Srpska) (VRS) |
| 5th April Sarajevo It is estimated that of the more than 12,000 people who were killed and 50,000 who were wounded during the siege, 85% were civilians, because of killing and forced migration, by 1995 the population decreased to 334,663 - 64% of the prewar population |
| 5th April Sarajevo The Siege of Sarajevo becomes the longest siege in the history of modern warfare, conducted by the Serbforces of self-proclaimed Republika Srpska and Yugoslav People's Army, lasting from April 5, 1992 to February 29, 1996 |
| Siege of Sarajevo Mladic, Ratko | |
| 2nd May Sarajevo One month after the Bosnia n Republic's declaration of independence, Mladic and his generals, acting under orders from Belgrade, blockade the city of Sarajevo |
| 9th May Sarajevo Assumes the post of Chief of Staff/Deputy Commander of the Second Military District Headquarters of the JNA in Sarajevo |
| 10th May Sarajevo Mladic assumes the command of the Second Military District Headquarters of the JNA |
| 12th May Sarajevo Mladic is appointed Commander of the Main Staff of the VRS, a position he holds until December 1996 |
