1984 Winter Olympics – Sarajevo ‘84
byThe 1984 Winter Olympics, or Sarajevo ’84 as it is more commonly known, was the first Winter Olympic Games to be hosted in a…
Bosnian War
Holiday Inn, Sarajevo
byThe Holiday Inn, Sarajevo is a symbol of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian capital and a heroic survivor of the Bosnian War. The historic hotel was reopened…
Sarajevo Rose
byThe Sarajevo Rose is a silent memorial to those who were killed during the Siege of Sarajevo. These blood-like stains are scattered around…
Ethnic Discord between Bosnian Serb Nationalists and Muslims – Riots in Trebinje and Banja Luka
byIn May 2001 Bosnian Serb nationalists were involved in rioting and violence aimed at Muslims in Trebinje, and Banja Luka in an effort to…
Radovan Karadzic – Another Butcher of Bosnia
byRadovan Karadzic, the Butcher of Bosnia, is a Bosnian Serb former politician and convicted war criminal who served as the President of Republika Srpska during the Bosnian War and sought the direct…
Paddy Ashdown
byJeremy John Durham Ashdown, known as Paddy Ashdown, was the international community’s high representative to Bosnia Herzegovina from 27th May 2002. In May 2006…
Alija Izetbegovic
byIzetbegovic is better known as the hero of Bosnian Muslim resistance during the siege of Sarajevo, who led his country to independence. Bosnian politician,…
The Siege of Sarajevo – 25-year anniversary
by25 years ago, on the 6th April, the longest siege since World War II began. It became one of the most dramatic events of…
The Siege of Sarajevo
byThe siege of Sarajevo was the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. It lasted from 6th April 1992…
The Siege of Mostar – 1993
byThe Croat forces and the Bosnian Muslims forces began by fighting against the Serbian dominated Yugoslav People’s Army. However, as the political climate evolved,…