The Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, Ministarstvo odbrane Bosne i Hercegovine / Министарство одбране Босне и Херцеговине) is the governmental department in charge of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina and protection of Bosnia and Herzegovina from

invasion An invasion is a Offensive (military), military offensive in which large numbers of combatants of one geopolitics, geopolitical Legal entity, entity aggressively enter territory (country subdivision), territory owned by another such entity, gen ...

and

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History

Before the Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 1945 to 1992, there was the Ministry of Defence of Yugoslavia, which operated for the entire then

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yu ...

, while Bosnia and Herzegovina only had its territorial defence. Following the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Yugoslavia in 1992, the Ministry of Defence of the

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Република Босна и Херцеговина) was a state in Southeastern Europe, existing from 1992 to 1995. It is the direct lega ...

was formed, with Munib Bisić being appointed minister, who had the newly formed

Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, Armija Republike Bosne i Hercegovine or ARBiH), often referred to as Bosnian Army, was the military force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was established by the government of ...

at his disposal. This ministry played a key role in defending Bosnia and Herzegovina from aggressors and paramilitary units inside and outside Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War. In addition to the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, there were two other Ministries of Defence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Ministry of Defence of the Republika Srpska and the Ministry of Defence of Herzeg-Bosnia. After the signing of the

Dayton Agreement The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords ( Croatian: ''Daytonski sporazum'', Serbian and Bosnian: ''Dejtonski mirovni sporazum'' / Дејтонски миро ...

and the end of the Bosnian War, two more armies remained, because after the signing of the agreement, the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, thas is the Ministry of Defense of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was formed by merging the

Croatian Defence Council The Croatian Defence Council ( hr, Hrvatsko vijeće obrane or HVO) was the official military formation of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, an unrecognized entity that existed in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1991 and 1996. The HVO wa ...

, that is by merging the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Ministry of Defense of Herzeg-Bosnia. Ten years later, on 1 December 2005, the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, or the Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, were formed by merging the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the

Army of Republika Srpska The Army of Republika Srpska ( sr, Војска Републике Српске/Vojska Republike Srpske; ВРС/VRS), commonly referred to in English as the Bosnian Serb Army, was the military of Republika Srpska (RS), the self-proclaimed Serb ...

, that is the Federal Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Defence of Republika Srpska. Since 23 December 2019, Sifet Podžić ( DF) has been serving as Minister Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Organization

The Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of eight sectors and six offices, three of which are religious services. *Inspectorate General *Policy and Plans Sector *Sector for International Cooperation *Sector for Intelligence and Security Affairs *Sector for command, control and communications, computers and information management *Personnel Management Department *Procurement and Logistics Sector *Finance and Budget Sector *Internal Audit Office *Public Relations Office *Department for general and joint affairs *Office of the Military Mufti *Office of Orthodox Pastoral Care *Office of Catholic Pastoral Care

List of ministers

Ministers of Defence of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1996)

Political parties:

Ministers of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2004–present)

Political parties:

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ministry Of Defence Of Bosnia And Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

Defence Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense indus ...

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