Serbia has never recognized Bosnian independence, which voters in the republic overwhelmingly approved in March.

Their efforts proved key during the turbulent period following Tito's death in 1980, and are today considered some of the early steps towards Bosnian independence.

Having recognised Bosnian independence, they have an obligation to defend the new state's territorial integrity.

A majority of the Bosniak and Bosnian Croat communities vote for Bosnian independence.

It is a formula for the eventual extinction of Bosnian independence.

The Izetbegovic government then staged a countrywide referendum on the issue of Bosnian independence.

The Croats here are not fighting on behalf of Bosnian independence.

However, in February-March 1992 the government held a national referendum on Bosnian independence from Yugoslavia.

Others were interpreting the Sarajevo process as a way of removing the political amateurs who could end up disrupting the process of Bosnian independence.

Travnik has a popular old town district however, which dates back to the period of Bosnian independence during the first half of the 15th century.