Timeline of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Chronology

17 events spanning the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina. BCE/CE dating.

1. 601 – 700

   Slavs settled the Bosnian region in the 7th century.

   Slavs settled the Bosnian region in the 7th century.

2. 801 – 900

   The nations of Serbia and Croatia split control of Bosnia.

   The nations of Serbia and Croatia split control of Bosnia.

3. 1001 – 1200

   In the 11th & 12th century the nation of Hungary controlled Bosnia.

   In the 11th & 12th century the nation of Hungary controlled Bosnia.

4. 1463

   The Ottomans conquered Bosnia.

   The Ottomans conquered Bosnia.

5. 1878 – 1918

   Bosnia came under the rule of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire.

   Bosnia came under the rule of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. A representative from Vienna governed the area.

6. 1908

   Austria annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina.

   Austria annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina.

7. 1914

   A Bosnian Serb student assassinates the Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo.

   A Bosnian Serb student, Gavrilo Princip, assassinates the Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. This precipitates World War I.

8. 1918

   Bosnia-Hercegovina becomes part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.

   Austria-Hungary collapses at the end of the war. Bosnia-Herzegovina becomes part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.

9. 1939

   During WW II Herzegovina became a stronghold of the Croatian Ustashe movement allied to the Nazis.

   During WW II Herzegovina became a stronghold of the Croatian Ustashe movement allied to the Nazis. Bosnia was given to Croatia.

10. 1945

    Bosnia-Herzegovina liberated.

    Bosnia-Herzegovina liberated following campaign by partisans under Tito. It becomes a republic within the Yugoslav Socialist Federation.