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| 1989 | Karadzic, Radovan |  |
| Co-founds the Serbian Democratic Party (Srpska Demokratska Stranka) in Bosnia and Herzegovina which aimed at gathering the Republic's Bosnian Serb community and joining Croatian Serbs in leading them in staying part of Yugoslavia
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| 1991 | Karadzic, Radovan | |
| The Bosnian Serbs hold a referendum which results in an overwhelming vote in favour of staying in a federal state with Serbia and Montenegro, as part of Yugoslavia
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| The leading Serb political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina, led by Radovan Karadzic, organizes the creation of "Serb autonomous provinces" (SAOs) within Bosnia and the establishment of an assembly to represent them
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| 24th Oct A separate Serb Assembly is founded in order to exclusively represent the Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 1992 | Karadzic, Radovan | |
| 9th Jan The Bosnian Serb Assembly proclaims the Republic of the Serb people of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 28th Feb The constitution of the Serb Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina is adopted and declared that the state's territory includes Serb autonomous regions, municipalities, and other Serbian ethnic entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 1st Mar A referendum on the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Yugoslavia is held, many Serbs boycot the referendum while Bosniaks and Croats and pro-secession Serbs vote, 64% of eligible voters vote 98% in favor of independence
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| 6th April Bosnia is recognized by the UN as an independent state
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| 13th May Pale Assumes de jure powers, as described in the constitution of the Bosnian Serb administration, includes commanding the army of the Bosnian Serb administration in times of war and peace
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| 13th May Pale Karadzic becomes President of the Bosnian Serb administration in Pale after the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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| June Karadzic declares the independent Serbian Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina, renamed Republika Srpska
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