In June 1991, representatives of
Bosnian Muslims (
Party of Democratic Action, SDA) and Bosnian Serbs (
Serb Democratic Party, SDS) met to discuss the future status of
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 ...
during the
Yugoslav crisis.
On behalf of SDA president
Alija Izetbegović,
Adil Zulfikarpašić
Adil Zulfikarpašić (23 December 1921 – 21 July 2008) was a Bosniak intellectual and politician who served as vice president of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War of the 1990s, under the first president of the Presi ...
and
Muhamed Filipović met with SDS president
Radovan Karadžić
Radovan Karadžić ( sr-Cyrl, Радован Караџић, ; born 19 June 1945) is a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Serb politician who was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by the International Criminal ...
,
Nikola Koljević and
Momčilo Krajišnik. The two sides reached an agreement that
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
was to remain sovereign and undivided, remaining in a Yugoslav confederation with
Serbia and Montenegro
The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro or simply Serbia and Montenegro, known until 2003 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and commonly referred to as FR Yugoslavia (FRY) or simply Yugoslavia, was a country in Southeast Europe locate ...
. The Muslim Bosniak-inhabited area of
Sandžak in
SR Serbia was to become autonomous, while
SAO Krajina and
SAO Bosanska Krajina were to abandon their unification plan. Zulfikarpašić received the consent of Serbian President
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Милошевић, ; 20 August 1941 – 11 March 2006) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician who was the President of Serbia between 1989 and 1997 and President of the Federal Republic of Yugos ...
, who also promised 60% of Sandžak to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Izetbegović, who initially supported it, later abandoned the agreement.
The inability to find a solution diplomatically eventually led to the outbreak of the
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...
some 10 months later. Following the signing of the
Dayton Agreement which ended the war,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
became an internationally recognized independent federation with several entities.
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See also
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Partition of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Peace plans proposed before and during the Bosnian War
Four major international peace plans were proposed before and during the Bosnian War by European Community (EC) and United Nations (UN) diplomats before the conflict was settled by the Dayton Agreement in 1995.
Background
The Bosnian war wh ...
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1991 Sandžak autonomy referendum
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External links
Text of the Agreement (in Serbocroat)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zulfikarpasic-Karadzic agreement
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History of Sandžak
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