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Independence of Bosnia
History of Bosnia
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| | 1992 | 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 Bosniaks 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 on independence 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 Bosniak and Croat communities) |
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