Sarajevo
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+ | # The [[capital]] [[city]] of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. | ||
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+ | In 1914, it was the site of the [[assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria]] by local [[Young Bosnia]] activist [[Gavrilo Princip]] that sparked [[World War I]], which also ended [[Austro-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]] rule in Bosnia and resulted in the creation of the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]]. Later, after [[World War II]], the establishment of the [[Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] within the [[Second Yugoslavia]] led to a massive expansion of Sarajevo, the constituent republic's capital, which culminated with the hosting of the [[1984 Winter Olympics]] marking a prosperous era for the city. However, after the start of the [[Yugoslav Wars]], for 1,425 days, from April 1992 to February 1996, the city suffered the [[Siege of Sarajevo|longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare]], during the [[Bosnian War]] and the [[breakup of Yugoslavia]]. | ||
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+ | == See also == | ||
+ | *''[[Welcome to Sarajevo]]'' | ||
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- The capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In 1914, it was the site of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by local Young Bosnia activist Gavrilo Princip that sparked World War I, which also ended Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and resulted in the creation of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Later, after World War II, the establishment of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina within the Second Yugoslavia led to a massive expansion of Sarajevo, the constituent republic's capital, which culminated with the hosting of the 1984 Winter Olympics marking a prosperous era for the city. However, after the start of the Yugoslav Wars, for 1,425 days, from April 1992 to February 1996, the city suffered the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare, during the Bosnian War and the breakup of Yugoslavia.
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