The SAO of Herzegovina ( sr, Српска аутономна област Херцеговина, ) was a self-proclaimed
Serbian Autonomous Oblast within today's
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
. It was proclaimed by the Assembly of the Association of Municipalities of Bosnian Krajina in 1991
and was subsequently included into
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is locat ...
. SAO Herzegovina was located in the geographical region of
Herzegovina. It was also known as SAO Eastern Herzegovina (SAO Istočna Hercegovina'' / ''САО Источна Херцеговина
History
SAO Herzegovina was formed from the
Association of Municipalities (a government in
SFRY
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II in Yugoslavia, World War II, and ...
) known as ''Assembly of the Communities of East Herzegovina'', which was formed on 27 May 1991. The SAO East and Old Herzegovina was established on September 12, 1991.
It consisted of
East Herzegovina
East Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Istočna Hercegovina, Источна Херцеговина) is the eastern part of the historical Herzegovina region in Bosnia and Herzegovina, east of the Neretva river, part of the Republika Srpska entity. Major ...
which had a Serb ethnic majority. Its capital was
Trebinje
Trebinje ( sr-Cyrl, Требиње, ) is a city and municipality located in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the southernmost city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is situated on the banks of Trebišnjica river in the r ...
.
See also
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SAO Romanija
The SAO of Romanija ( sr, САО Романија/SAO Romanija) was a self-proclaimed ethnic Serb autonomous region within SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in the prelude to the Bosnian War. It was named after the Romanija mountain. It included parts ...
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SAO North-Eastern Bosnia
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SAO Bosanska Krajina
References
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Map
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States and territories disestablished in 1992
States and territories established in 1991
History of Republika Srpska
Separatism in Bosnia and Herzegovina
History of Herzegovina