Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1990-1992)

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Republika Bosna i Hercegovina Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina A federal unit of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1990-1992) ← 1990 – 1992 →   →   → Flag Coat of arms Capital Sarajevo Government Constituent republic President  - 1990 – 1992 (as head of an independent country after 1992) Alija Izetbegović History  - New Constitution 1990  - Declaration of independence 1992

The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina existed as a democratic constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1990 to 1992.[1] The republic retained communist symbolism as it awaited new symbols which came after independence. The republic became governed by an independence-leaning government led by Bosniak President Alija Izetbegović, however separatist Serb and Croat factions demanded independence from Bosnia, leaving the constituent republic in a fractious political environment. In 1992, the republic declared its independence from Yugoslavia. Civil war erupted immediately afterward as Bosnian Serb territories faught for separation from Bosnia.