1995 Signing of the Dayton Accords

Twenty years ago, on December 14, 1995, the Dayton Accords were signed in Paris, ending the war in Bosnia. They were signed by Bosnian leader Aliya Izetbegovic, Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic and Croatian President Franjo Tudjman. The talks in Dayton (Ohio) were held with the participation of the guarantor countries: the USA, Russia, Germany, Great Britain and France.

A contingent of NATO troops (IFOR) was introduced into the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina - 60 thousand soldiers, half of which were Americans. The state was divided into two parts - the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Serbian Republic, with 49% of the territory departing to the Serbs, and 51% to the Bosnians and Croats. The agreement prohibited those accused by the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia from holding public office in the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Thus, Radovan Karadzic, Ratko Mladic, Dario Kordic and other leaders of the Bosnian Serbs and Croats were removed from power.