Bosnia-Hercegovina
Bosnia became part of the Turkish Empire in 1463 and Hercegovina followed in 1483. Following the Congress of Berlin in 1878, Turkey retained suzerainty over the territories but Austria-Hungary occupied Bosnia-Hercogovina and maintained a garrison in the territories. In 1908, Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia-Hercegovina. After the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, Bosnia-Hercegovina became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia). During the Second World War, the region was incorporated into Croatia and in 1945, Bosnia-Hercegovina became a constituent republic of the Federation of Yugoslavia. Following the disintegration of Yugoslavia, Bosnia-Hercegovina declared itself independent in 1992. Hostilities broke out amongst the Moslem, Croat and Serb factions and the Dayton Agreement of 1995 saw the area split between a Moslem-Croat Federation (both factions issue stamps) and the Serb Republic.
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