Bosnian War
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The Bosnian War was a brutal 1992–1995 conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina marked by ethnic cleansing, siege warfare, and international intervention following the breakup of Yugoslavia.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bosnian War canonical | 83 |
| Croat–Bosniak War | 2 |
| 1992–1995 (Bosnian War) | 1 |
| 1992–1995 Bosnian War | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina conflict | 1 |
| Bosnian War diplomacy | 1 |
| Bosnian genocide | 1 |
| Siege of Sarajevo | 1 |
| War in Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T871876 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Bosnian War Context triple: [King’s Royal Hussars, engagement, Bosnian War]
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Yugoslav Wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of ethnically driven conflicts in the 1990s that accompanied the breakup of Yugoslavia, leading to widespread violence, war crimes, and significant political changes across the Balkans.
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Kosovo War
The Kosovo War was a late-1990s armed conflict in the Balkans between Yugoslav/Serbian forces and ethnic Albanian separatists, which prompted a NATO bombing campaign and ultimately led to the withdrawal of Serbian forces from Kosovo.
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NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
The NATO bombing of Yugoslavia was a 1999 air campaign by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, conducted without UN Security Council authorization, aimed at halting human rights abuses and ethnic cleansing in Kosovo.
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D.
Gothic War
The Gothic War was a series of late Roman-era conflicts between the Eastern Roman Empire and various Gothic peoples that significantly weakened imperial power and reshaped the balance of forces in Europe.
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E.
State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
The State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs was a short-lived South Slavic state established in 1918 from former Austro-Hungarian territories, which soon united with the Kingdom of Serbia to form the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bosnian War Target entity description: The Bosnian War was a brutal 1992–1995 conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina marked by ethnic cleansing, siege warfare, and international intervention following the breakup of Yugoslavia.
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A.
Yugoslav Wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of ethnically driven conflicts in the 1990s that accompanied the breakup of Yugoslavia, leading to widespread violence, war crimes, and significant political changes across the Balkans.
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B.
Kosovo War
The Kosovo War was a late-1990s armed conflict in the Balkans between Yugoslav/Serbian forces and ethnic Albanian separatists, which prompted a NATO bombing campaign and ultimately led to the withdrawal of Serbian forces from Kosovo.
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C.
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
The NATO bombing of Yugoslavia was a 1999 air campaign by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, conducted without UN Security Council authorization, aimed at halting human rights abuses and ethnic cleansing in Kosovo.
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D.
Gothic War
The Gothic War was a series of late Roman-era conflicts between the Eastern Roman Empire and various Gothic peoples that significantly weakened imperial power and reshaped the balance of forces in Europe.
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E.
State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
The State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs was a short-lived South Slavic state established in 1918 from former Austro-Hungarian territories, which soon united with the Kingdom of Serbia to form the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
ethnic conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Army of Republika Srpska
ⓘ
Yugoslav Army ⓘ
surface form:
Army of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
surface form:
Bosniak forces
Croatian Defence Council ⓘ
surface form:
Bosnian Croat forces
Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
surface form:
Bosnian Serb forces
Croatian Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Croatian Army
Croatian Defence Council ⓘ Yugoslav Army ⓘ
surface form:
Yugoslav People’s Army
|
| cause |
Bosnia and Herzegovina declaration of independence
ⓘ
breakup of Yugoslavia ⓘ ethno-nationalist tensions in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
ethnic cleansing
ⓘ
forced displacement ⓘ mass killings ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ systematic rape ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Europe ⓘ |
| conflictType | interstate and intrastate conflict ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Yugoslavia
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
independent Republic of Croatia ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Croatia
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| displacedPersons | over 2000000 people ⓘ |
| endDate | 1995-12-14 ⓘ |
| endedBy | Dayton Agreement ⓘ |
| estimatedDeaths | about 100000 people ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kosovo War ⓘ |
| formalEndDate | 1995-12-14 ⓘ |
| involvedOrganization |
NATO-led Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina
ⓘ
surface form:
NATO Implementation Force
NATO-led Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
surface form:
NATO Stabilisation Force
United Nations Protection Force ⓘ |
| location | Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ |
| majorEvent |
Dayton Agreement
ⓘ
surface form:
Dayton Peace Agreement
Markale market shellings ⓘ Operation Deliberate Force ⓘ Siege of Sarajevo ⓘ Srebrenica genocide ⓘ
surface form:
Srebrenica massacre
Washington Agreement ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Alija Izetbegović
ⓘ
Franjo Tuđman ⓘ Radovan Karadžić ⓘ Ratko Mladić ⓘ Slobodan Milošević ⓘ |
| partOf | Yugoslav Wars ⓘ |
| peaceAgreementSignedAt |
Dayton, Ohio, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Dayton, Ohio
|
| peaceAgreementSignedOn | 1995-11-21 ⓘ |
| perpetratorOf | Srebrenica genocide ⓘ |
| precededBy | Croatian War of Independence ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | genocide in Srebrenica by international courts ⓘ |
| result |
creation of Republika Srpska
ⓘ
creation of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ establishment of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a state with two entities ⓘ |
| startDate | 1992-04-06 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
ⓘ
surface form:
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia cases
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| supportedBy |
Member States of the European Union
ⓘ
surface form:
European Union member states
NATO ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United Nations ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| timePeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
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Subject: Bosnian War Description of subject: The Bosnian War was a brutal 1992–1995 conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina marked by ethnic cleansing, siege warfare, and international intervention following the breakup of Yugoslavia.
Referenced by (92)
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