Following the defeat in 1943 of the Nazi-backed Croat Ustasa regime by communist partisans led by Tito, Bosnia Herzegovina became one of Yugoslavia's six republics.
* 1990 Nationalists defeat communists in multiparty elections. PDA leader Dr. Alija Izetbegovic is president.
* 1992 EC and USA recognize Bosnia. Serbs announce "Serbian Republic." Civil war between Muslims, Croats and Serbs begins. UN sends troops to guard aid convoys.
* 1994 NATO threat of air strikes on Serbs attacking UN "safe areas."