Bosnian War and the Dayton Peace Accords (1992–1995)

1. UNPROFOR peacekeeping mission established

   Feb 21, 1992Labels: UNPROFOR, United Nations

   • UN Peacekeeping
   • UNSC 743

2. Bosnian independence referendum held

   Feb 29, 1992Labels: Bosnia referendum, Bosnia and

   • Referendum
   • Britannica

3. Bosnia declares independence

   Mar 3, 1992Labels: Bosnia and, Declaration

   • Referendum
   • Britannica

4. Siege of Sarajevo begins

   Apr 5, 1992Labels: Siege of, Sarajevo

   • Sarajevo Siege
   • Britannica

5. Sarajevo humanitarian airlift begins

   Jul 2, 1992Labels: Humanitarian airlift, Sarajevo airport

   • USAF Museum
   • AMC Museum

6. Military and political no-fly zone imposed

   Oct 9, 1992Labels: UN no-fly, UN Security

   • UNSC 781
   • UN Docs

7. Srebrenica declared a UN “safe area”

   Apr 16, 1993Labels: Srebrenica, UN safe

   • UNSC 819
   • UN Docs

8. ICTY established by UN Security Council

   May 25, 1993Labels: ICTY, United Nations

   • UNSC 827
   • UN Docs

9. First Markale marketplace massacre

   Feb 5, 1994Labels: Markale marketplace, Sarajevo

   • Markale
   • ICTY

10. NATO’s first combat action in Bosnia airspace

    Feb 28, 1994Labels: NATO air, Operation Deny

    • AFHF
    • UPI

11. Washington Agreement ends Croat–Bosniak war

    Mar 18, 1994Labels: Washington Agreement, Federation of

    • Washington Agr
    • Britannica

12. Srebrenica genocide committed

    Jul 11, 1995Labels: Srebrenica genocide, Bosnian Serb

    • Britannica
    • AP News

13. Operation Deliberate Force begins

    Aug 30, 1995Labels: Operation Deliberate, NATO

    • Deliberate Force
    • UPI

14. Dayton peace talks open at Wright-Patterson AFB

    Nov 1, 1995Labels: Dayton talks, Wright-Patterson AFB

    • Britannica
    • USAF Museum

15. Dayton Peace Agreement initialed

    Nov 21, 1995Labels: Dayton Agreement, General Framework

    • Britannica
    • Dayton Agreement

16. Dayton Peace Agreement formally signed in Paris

    Dec 14, 1995Labels: Paris signing, Dayton Agreement

    • Britannica
    • Dayton Agreement