RS ignores Federation holiday

The Muslim-Croat Bosnian entity, the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, is marking March 1 as Independence Day.

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The Muslim-Croat Bosnian entity, the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, is marking March 1 as Independence Day. At the same time, this day is "just like any other" in the Serb entity – the Republic of Srpska (RS), reports say. RS ignores Federation holiday On this day in 1992, a referendum on independence from the Social Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRJ) was held in Bosnia. Serb politicians in Bosnia see this as one of the main causes of the war that ensued there the same spring, and raged for the next three years. Serbs remind that independence was supported by Bosniaks (Muslims) and Croats, while Serbs boycotted it. "The public remembers this day by the referendum where two nations voted on Bosnia's independence, while the third nation did not accept it, and this is seen as one of the main causes of the civil war in Bosnia," said RS Parliament Speaker Igor Radojicic. Leader of the Muslim SDA party Sulejman Tihic commented that it is "logical" to celebrate March 1, since the Dayton Agreement states that all laws of the former Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina are valid until abolished or replaced. Since a law on holidays was never adopted on the level of Bosnia-Herzegovina, each entity has its own. Thus Federation's Statehood Day of Nov. 25 is also ignored in the RS. The day is meant to mark the Second World War gathering of a communist organization then known as ZAVNOBIH. In Banja Luka, meantime, the Serbs celebrate Jan. 9 as their Republic Day.

RS ignores Federation holiday

On this day in 1992, a referendum on independence from the Social Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRJ) was held in Bosnia. Serb politicians in Bosnia see this as one of the main causes of the war that ensued there the same spring, and raged for the next three years.

Serbs remind that independence was supported by Bosniaks (Muslims) and Croats, while Serbs boycotted it.

"The public remembers this day by the referendum where two nations voted on Bosnia's independence, while the third nation did not accept it, and this is seen as one of the main causes of the civil war in Bosnia," said RS Parliament Speaker Igor Radojičić.

Leader of the Muslim SDA party Sulejman Tihić commented that it is "logical" to celebrate March 1, since the Dayton Agreement states that all laws of the former Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina are valid until abolished or replaced.

Since a law on holidays was never adopted on the level of Bosnia-Herzegovina, each entity has its own.

Thus Federation's Statehood Day of Nov. 25 is also ignored in the RS. The day is meant to mark the Second World War gathering of a communist organization then known as ZAVNOBIH.

In Banja Luka, meantime, the Serbs celebrate Jan. 9 as their Republic Day.

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