The Washington Agreement ( Croatian: ''washingtonski sporazum'' and Bosnian: ''vašingtonski sporazum'') was a ceasefire agreement between the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, signed in Washington, D.C. on 18 March 1994 and

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. It was signed by Bosnian Prime Minister Haris Silajdžić, Croatian Foreign Minister

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and President of Herzeg-Bosnia Krešimir Zubak. Under the agreement, the combined territory held by the

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and Bosnian government forces was divided into ten autonomous cantons, establishing the

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of 10 autonomous cantons with their own gove ...

and ending the Croat-Bosniak War. The cantonal system was selected to prevent dominance by one ethnic group over another. The subsequently signed Washington Framework Agreement had the creation of a loose federation (or

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) between Croatia and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina as one of its goals. __NOTOC__

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United States Institute of Peace: Washington AgreementUppsala Conflict Data Program: Washington Agreement
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