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Bosnia-Herzegovina

Bosnia-Herzegovina is a region in the western Balkans, ruled by the Ottoman Empire for centuries. It was occupied by Austria-Hungary in 1878 and formally annexed in 1908, a move that heightened Balkan tensions. Its predominantly rural economy and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914 tied it to the fate of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Austro-Hungarian EmpireSocioeconomy, MilitaryKingdom of YugoslaviaSocioeconomy, Decline

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bosnia-Herzegovina. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bosnia-herzegovina
MLA
“Bosnia-Herzegovina.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bosnia-herzegovina. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Bosnia-Herzegovina.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bosnia-herzegovina.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Bosnia-Herzegovina’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bosnia-herzegovina (Accessed: ).

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