The
SAO
SAO or Sao may refer to:
Places
* Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
* Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso
* Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. ...
of Romanija ( sr, САО Романија/SAO Romanija) was a self-proclaimed ethnic
Serb autonomous region within
SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...
in the prelude to the
Bosnian War. It was named after the
Romanija mountain. It included parts of three municipalities with a population of 37,000.
History
It existed from 1991 to 1992 when it became part of
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is locat ...
.
Map
/ref> Actually it is related to the former Region of Sarajevo-Romanija, inside the historical Romanija.
indeed it was established in September 1991 and was merged with SAO Birač in November 1991 to form the SAO Romanija-Birač.Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is locat ...
on 12 August.
See also
* SAO Bosanska Krajina
* SAO North-Eastern Bosnia
* SAO Eastern Herzegovina
References
External links
Map
{{Yug-timeline
States and territories disestablished in 1992
States and territories established in 1991
History of Republika Srpska
Separatism in Bosnia and Herzegovina