Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia (1993–1995)Autonomna Pokrajina Zapadna Bosna Republic of Western Bosnia (1995) Republika Zapadna Bosna | |||||||||
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1993–1995 | |||||||||
![]() Map showing the location of Western Bosnia (cyan) between the Republic of Serbian Krajina and Republika Srpska. | |||||||||
Capital | Velika Kladuša[1] 45°11′N 15°48′E / 45.183°N 15.800°E | ||||||||
Demonym(s) | Western Bosnian | ||||||||
Government | Autonomous provincial provisional government under a personalist dictatorship | ||||||||
Governor | |||||||||
• 1993–1995 | Fikret Abdić | ||||||||
Speaker of the Assembly | |||||||||
• 1993–1995 | Božidar Sisel | ||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1993–1995 | Zlatko Jušić | ||||||||
Legislature | Constituent Assembly of APZB[2] | ||||||||
Historical era | Bosnian War and Yugoslav Wars | ||||||||
• Autonomy declared | 27 September 1993 | ||||||||
18 March 1994 | |||||||||
• Independence declared | 26 July 1995 | ||||||||
7 August 1995 | |||||||||
14 December 1995 | |||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• Total | 176 km2 (68 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1991 estimate | 52,908 | ||||||||
• Density | 300.61/km2 (778.6/sq mi) | ||||||||
Currency | German Mark, US Dollar, French Franc, Pound Sterling,[3] possibly Yugoslav Dinar as well. | ||||||||
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Today part of | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
The Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia (Serbo-Croatian: Autonomna Pokrajina Zapadna Bosna; APZB), was a small unrecognized proto-state that existed in the northwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1993 and 1995 just like the 5.Korpus Army of Bosnia ceased to exist in 1995. It consisted mainly of the town of Velika Kladuša, its capital, as well as a few nearby villages and fields. It was proclaimed as a result of secessionist politics by Fikret Abdić against the central government of Alija Izetbegović during the Bosnian War. For a short time in 1995, it was known as the Republic of Western Bosnia (Serbo-Croatian: Republika Zapadna Bosna).