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SUPPLEMENTS

HISTORIC DATA - HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

6/7 Century - slavic Croats emigrate into the area now known as Bosnia and Herzegovina.
925 - on the fields of Duvno, 'Duvanjsko polje', Croatian Duke Tomislav is crowned, Tomislav thus became the first Croatian king.
925 till the late middle ages - the border between 'Bijela' (White) and 'Posavska' Croatia runs through the Banja Luka diocese. Later this area becomes part of the Panonian banat of the Croatian kingdom.
10-11 Century - the area known today as Bosnia and Herzegovina is part of the Croatian kingdom.
1102- the Croatian kingdom enters personal union with Hungary.
1180 - the Bosnian Dukedom comprises of the middle area, around Sarajevo, of today's Bosnia. Kulin Ban is the first Duke.
1353 -1391 - the Bosnian Dukedom blossoms under the first Croatian king, Stjepan Tvrtko I,
1463 - the majority of Bosnian lands fall under Turkish rule. The last Bosnian king, Stjepan Tomašević, is murdered in the city of Jajce.
1464 - Hungarian Croatian king, Mattias I. Corvinus (Hunyadi), founds the Jajce and Srebrenica Banats (in the northern part of today's Bosnia), in order to successfully protect the lands against Turkish invasion.
1482 - Herzegovina falls under Turkish rule.
1528 - the Turks conquer the city of Jajce, the seat of the kingdom (Banja Luka and others).
1592 -the city of Bihać is conquered by the Turks.
1582- Bosnia and Herzegovina unite as a Pashaluk of the Ottoman Empire.
- During the time of Turkish rule up until 1878 European cartographers use the phrase "Turkish Croatia" to describe the area of north-western Bosnia (Banja Luka diocese). Around 1700 - The border between the Ottoman Empire (Bosanski Pashaluk) and the Habsburg monarchy becomes stable.
1839 - Bosnian self-government ceases after a series of anti-Turkish uprisings.
1878 - as a result of the Berlin Congress, the Austro-Hungarian Empire invades Bosnia and Herzegovina.
1908 - the Austro-Hungarian Empire annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina.
1912 -1913 - the Balkan wars. Serbia attempts to conquer Bosnia and Herzegovina without victory. 28.6.1914 - the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne is murdered in Sarajevo by Serbian national Gavrilo Princip.
1918 - the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy falls apart. The allies create a new state under the leadership of Belgrade: The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Parts of the monarchy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia, are for the first time in history together in one state with Serbia and Montenegro.
1929 - the proclamation of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The dictatorship of Serbian King Alexander.
1939 - the Cvetković-Maček Agreement: the Serbs and the Croats agree on a partition of Bosnia and Herzegovina into Serbian and Croatian dominated banats.
1941 - German troops conquer the kingdom of Yugoslavia: Bosnia and Herzegovina become part of the Independent State of Croatia which is sponsored by Germany.
1942 - Bihać: The Anti-Fascist Council of the National Defence of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ) is established.
Nov. 29, 1943 - Jajce: AVNOJ lays the foundation for a federate and socialist post-war Yugoslavia.
Nov. 25, 1945 - the Peoples' Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina is established in the same boundaries known as today's Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Nov. 29, 1945 - the Federative Peoples’ Republic of Yugoslavia is proclaimed.
1963 - a new constitution is introduced by Bosnia and Herzegovina: the Muslims are for the first time recognized as a nationality
1921 - a census is conducted: for the first time the Muslims can register officially as a nationality. Approximately 800,000 register as Muslims.
1974 - new constitutions, with strong tendencies for decentralisation, are established federally and in the republics.
May 4, 1980 - Tito dies.

IMPORTANT DATES IN THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH
 

 Regional Historic Church Aspects - Region of the Banja Luka Diocese 

4th century - traces of early Christian basilicas in the wider Banja Luka region (Blagaj, Japra, Mrkonjić Grad...)
5th - 6th centuries - the Bishop's seat is in Baloe between Banja Luka and Mrkonjić Grad
Up to 1094 - the Banja Luka region forms part of the Split Archdiocese - the Croatian metropoly
From 1094 to 1735 - it forms part of the Zagreb diocese (Croatia)
1273 - the first mention of a parish (and parish priest) in the region of today's Banja Luka
12th - 15th centuries - there are 25 monasteries, 200 parish and other churches and a vibrant religious life in the wider Banja Luka region
1334 - three Catholic churches in the area of today's Banja Luka
16th - 19th centuries - conversion to Islamic and Serbian Orthodox religions of apart of the Catholic population which did not flee before the Turkish advance to the territory of Croatia which had been liberated from the Ottomans after 1699
Beginning of 18th century - after the Turkish defeat at Vienna (1683) a new pogrom of Catholics from the wider Banja Luka area takes place - only five parishes remain (decimated)
1735 - the wider Banja Luka region (today's Banja Luka diocese) joins the established Apostolic Vicary for the territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina (the part which did not belong to the Trebinje diocese) up to 1881
1881 - the Banja Luka diocese within the Vrhbosna church territory is established together with the archdiocese in Sarajevo and the dioceses in Mostar and Trebinje
1941 - 1945 - one third of the Banja Luka diocese is completely destroyed, many parishes are decimated, ten diocesan priests and 12 monks and more than 5,000 civilians (Catholic) are killed
1945 -1990 - the constant reduction of the Catholic population due to the actual political anti-religion system

 
 The Territory of the Entire Bosnia-Herzegovina

Up to the 6th century - (arrival of the Croats) archaeological findings of more than 60 churches
996 - 999 - the Trebinje diocese established (today's eastern Herzegovina)
1089 -the Bosnian diocese established with its seat in the village of Brdo (near today's Sarajevo)
About 1240 - the Cathedral and chapter of St Peter in the village of Brdo (Sarajevo)
1233 - Dominican friars arrive in Bosnia
1252 - due to threats against "Bosnian Christians", the Bosnian bishop moves the seat of the diocese to Đakovo (Slavonia - Croatia)
1291 - Franciscan friars arrive in eastern Bosnia
Up to the 15th century - (arrival of the Turks) there are some 800,000 inhabitants of Bosnia of which 700,000 are Catholic and some 100,000 are "Bosnian Christians" ("Bogomiles ") - there are 43 Franciscan monasteries on the territory of B-H before its occupation by the Turks (1463)
1463 - the Turks pull down 38 Franciscan monasteries and houses
1463 - Friar Anđeo Zvizdović receives an "Ahdnam" from the Sultan - an imperial decision – granting a certain security (at least on paper) to the Franciscans and the Catholic faithful in the territory under Ottoman control
17th to 18 centuries - only three Franciscan monasteries on B-H territory (Kraljeva Sutjeska, Kreševo and Fojnica - all in central Bosnia)
End of 17th century - more than 90% of the Catholic inhabitants forced to leave Bosnia
After 1463 - the beginning of the islamisation of Bosnia - "Bosnian Christians - Bogomiles" and some Catholics convert to Islam
16th - 17th centuries - very strong wave of Islamisation (many martyred Catholics who refuse to be converted)
1846 - Apostolic Vicary established for Herzegovina (western)
1881 - renewal of regular church hierarchy on the territory of the entire B-H -Archdiocese of Sarajevo and three dioceses (Banja Luka, Mostar and Trebinje)
1882 - seminary for boys opened hi Travnik
1893 - theological seminary and divinity college opened - the first university institution in B-H
20 August, 1992 - diplomatic ties between the Holy See and B-H established
1994 - Archbishop Vinko Puljić of Sarajevo appointed first Cardinal of B-H
1994 - the Bishop's Conference of Bosnia-Herzegovina established
1991 - 1995 - more than 430,000 Catholics expelled from B-H (for many - despite their extremely peaceful behaviour).

INCOMPLETE CHRONICLE OF EVENTS IN THE BANJA LUKA DIOCESE DURING THE WAR YEARS FROM 1991 TO 1995 

     - 1991 -

August
-the district church in the village of Gornje Čivčije (Banja Luka municipality) -damaged and looted

September
- 20th - attack on the parish church in Bosanski Aleksandrovac (Laktaši municipality)
- 21st - serious physical attack on parish priest and parish staff in the Bosanska Gradiška parish and the presbytery ransacked
- four innocent Catholics killed in the parish, two Catholic houses completely destroyed with explosives
- 23rd - attack on the parish church in Mahovljani (Laktaši municipality); significant damage sustained to church and presbytery

October
- 2nd - sniper attack on convent in Bosanski Aleksandrovac (Laktaši municipality)
- 8th - attack on parish church in Nova Topola (Bosanska Gradiška municipality), material damage sustained
- 24th - attack on presbytery and church in Tm (Laktaši municipality) - the parish priest Friar Blaž Marković is lightly wounded
- 30th-two shells fired on parish church in Nova Topola (Bosanska Gradiška municipality), serious material damage sustained
- 30th - attack on church in Bosanski Aleksandrovac (Laktaši municipality), material damage sustained

November
- 8th - attack on affiliate church in Ćelinovac (Bosanska Gradiška municipality), material damage
- 11th - convent in Nova Topola attacked

December
- 2nd - at around 4 p.m., shots fired on church in Bosanski Aleksandrovac, material damage
- 7th - attack on monastery in Bosanski Aleksandrovac (Laktaši municipality), material damage
-11th - shots fired on presbytery in Bosanski Aleksandrovac
- 14th - light artillery shots fired at entrance to parish church in Nova Topola (Bosanska Gradiška municipality)
- 27th - light artillery attack on convent in Nova Topola (Bosanska Gradiška municipality), material damage sustained

     - 1992 -

January
- 1st - light artillery attack on convent in Nova Topola (Bosanska Gradiška municipality)
- 3rd - light artillery attack on presbytery in Bosanski Aleksandrovac

February
- 5th - desecration of Catholic cemetery in village of Doline (Prnjavor municipality)
- 21st - light artillery attack on church and monastery in Bosanski Aleksandrovac
- 24th - Dr Alojzije Kelava murdered in Glamoč (Glamoč municipality)
-26th -house burned down in village of Dolina (Bosanska Gradiška municipality); the body of Ilija Marinović, owner of the house, whose head and limbs had previously been cut off, also burned
- three houses belonging to Croat Catholics are mined, one person disappears

April
- parish church in Glamoč destroyed; heavily damaged and devastated presbytery (Glamoč municipality)
- 12th - parish priest of Glamoč (Glamoč municipality) Zvonimir Matijević arrested by members of the Knin corps and taken to Knin where, although totally innocent, he is tortured. Doctors in the Knin hospital with great difficulty save his life 

May
- damaged parish church in Dolina (Bosanska Gradiška municipality)
- damaged district churches in Gradina and Novo Selo (Bosanska Gradiška municipality)
- armed attack on parish priest and parish pastoral centre in the parish of Banja Luka-Budžak (Banja Luka municipality)
- 12th - parish priest from the village of Dragalovci (Doboj municipality) Marko Šalić taken to prison camp "Bare" in Doboj. Remains in prison 80 days. Severely tortured (subsequently dies from injuries sustained)
- 14th - garage (and car) and several farm buildings of the Greek Catholic parish in the centre of Banja Luka burned down
- district church in Bosanska Krupa burned down

June
- district churches in the villages of Kovačić, Strupnić and Čelebić (Livno municipality) heavily damaged by shells
- 15th - parish priest of Ljubija (Prijedor municipality) Stipo Šošić taken to prison camp in Omarska (then to Manjača) - suffers abuse for 80 days
- repeated armed attack on Catholic pastoral centre in the Banja Luka-Budžak parish
- 16th - four armed men lake parish priest Ratko Grgić from his presbytery in Nova Topola (Bosanska Gradiška municipality) in a white "VW Golf towards the village of Laminci From then on all trace of him is lost - unofficially killed!
- 16th - at about 10 p.m., the same armed foursome violently enters the convent and abuses the sisters all night
- 17th - forceful entry and looting of presbytery in Nova Topola (Bosanska Gradiška municipality)
- pastoral centre burned and parish church in Liskovica (Mrkonjić Grad municipality) razed
- district churches in the villages of Donja Ravska and Ovanjska (Prijedor municipality) burned
- parish church in Bosanski Grahovac razed; pastoral centre damaged and devastated
- 28th - farm buildings belonging to convent in Nova Topola set on fire causing great damage
- the new monumental parish church in Kotor Varoš burned

July
- affiliate church in the village of Bilice heavily damaged (Kotor Varoš municipality)
- 5th - parish church in Mahovljani (Laktaši municipality) attacked, material damage sustained
- 14th - parish church in Bosanska Dubica mined
- district church in Bosanska Kostajnica (Bosanska Dubica municipality) burned
- heavily damaged and devastated church in Bosanski Novi
- between 23rd and 30th - the army demolishes and loots the new parish pastoral centre in Ljubija (Prijedor municipality)
- partially burned, damaged and devastated parish church in Ljubija (Prijedor municipality)
- 25th - horrifying massacre committed of innocent inhabitants of the village of Briševo (Prijedor municipality), 68 elderly people, women and children killed in their houses and in their yards
- completely burned down church and presbytery in Briševo (Prijedor municipality)
- between 26th and 27th - some 150 people massacred at Ljubija's "Kipe" mine (Prijedor municipality)
- 28th - a further 14 people killed at the "Kipe" mine (Prijedor municipality), and then nine Romanies (gypsies), who were previously forced to bury the already mentioned fourteen, are killed

August
- 1st - the Bishop and two priests seriously abused on the way from Banja Luka to Sanski Most
- 2nd - the Greek Catholic church in Prnjavor razed with explosives
- 1st/2nd - the Roman Catholic parish church mined, the parish pastoral centre in Kulaši (Prnjavor municipality) damaged
- forced entry into affiliate church in Štivor (Prnjavor municipality)
- parish church in the parish of Dragalovci (Doboj municipality) heavily damaged and looted; presbytery devastated
- in the past two months more frequent threats to the lives of the priests, monks and nuns on the territory of the Banja Luka municipality (parish priest in Budžak, monks of the monastery in Petrićevac, nuns of the convent in Martićeva Street)
- more frequent damage and desecration to religious buildings in the Banja Luka municipality (pastoral parish centre in Budžak four times; Petrićevac monastery; convent, parish church and rectory garage in Martićeva Street; shots from file arms at the Cathedral tower)
- searches of church buildings conducted without warrants: pastoral centre in Budžak, Petrićevac convent, Trappist monastery, Bishop's ordinary and Bishop's residence, Caritas premises
-theft of medicine and sanitary goods from the warehouse of the diocesan Caritas
- confiscation of eight Caritas trucks on their way to pick up food and medicines
- violation of basic human rights and liberties of a large number of members of the Catholic Church
- 5th - ultimatum given to the Catholic inhabitants of the Dolina parish (Bosanska Gradiška munici­pality) to move out of the area immediately
- more than 500 of the faithful of the Šurkovac parish (Prijedor municipality) condemned to forced "voluntary" resettlement
- Bishop Komarica endures several incidents of serious abuse; he receives death threats
- 29th - total destruction of parish church in Prijedor due to explosives
- district church in the village of Rekavice (Banja Luka municipality) razed
- district church in Čelinac (Čelinac municipality) razed
- belfry of the burned parish church devastated and heavily damaged parish pastoral centre in Kotor Varoš

September
- 3rd - Mr Marijan Vištica, President of the Parish Pastoral Council, member of the Pastoral Council of the Banja Luka diocese, and member of the B-H parliament for the Banja Luka region, is kidnapped and murdered in Bosanska Gradiška
- heavily damaged parish church in the village of Sokoline, district church in the villages of Orahova and Rujevica and the presbytery in the village of Sokoline (all in the Kotor Varoš municipality)
- destroyed district church in the village of Cerovljani (Bosanska Gradiška municipality)
- heavily damaged church in Kozarec (Prijedor municipality)
- damaged pastoral centre in Vrbanjci (Kotor Varoš municipality)
- destroyed district churches in the villages of Kijevo and Kljevci (Sanski Most municipality)
- destroyed district church in the village of Bukvik (Bosanska Gradiška municipality)

October
- 2nd-5th - heavy artillery bombardment of the parishes of Kotor Varoš, Sokoline and Vrbanjci (Kotor Varoš municipality)
- 7th - Miroslav Marić (Banja Luka) killed in his own house in the suburb of Petrićevac
- 18lh - large, newly reconstructed parish church in Mrkonjić Grad burned
- destroyed parish church in Jajce, heavily damaged and devastated Franciscan monastery
- district church in the village of Barevo (Jajce municipality) set on fire 

November
- 1st - Joso Anušić attacked and tortured in his own home in the suburb of Barlovci (Banja Luka municipality) - he dies one month later from the injuries sustained
- 2nd - Petar Jurendić, parish priest in Mrkonjić Grad dies as a result of the physical abuse received
- 8th - Ivan Grgić, parish priest in the village of Ravska near Ljubija (Prijedor municipality) killed
- massacre of 15 civilians in the villages of Škrljevita, Poljak, Kruhari (Sanski Most municipality), Šimići (Banja Luka municipality), Bašćina (Kotor Varoš municipality)
- physical abuse and mutilation of the young and elderly and even the ill (Stara Rijeka, Prijedor, Sasina, Tomašica, Stranjani, Bosanska Gradiška, Dolina, Čatrnja, Ljubija, Banja Luka, Kulaši, Dragalovci)
- 11th - total destruction of new large parish church in the village of Stara Rijeka with explosives, presbytery heavily damaged (Sanski Most municipality)
- attacks on church buildings in Sanski Most, Barlovci and Budžak (Banja Luka municipality), Prnjavor, Štivor, Ralutinac, Kulaši (Prnjavor municipality), Majdan (Mrkonjić Grad municipality), Ključ, Bosanski Aleksandrovac and Trn (Laktaši municipality), Čelinac - often with human casualties
- arson of houses and farm buildings in Stara Rijeka, Sasina, Sanski Most (Sanski Most municipality), Briševo, Šurkovac, (Prijedor municipality), Bosanska Gradiška, Dolina (Bosanska Gradiška munici­pality), Kotor Varoš, Liskovica (Mrkonjić Grad municipality), Ključ, Prijedor, Bosanska Dubica, Petrićevac, Barlovci (Banja Luka municipality), Nova Topola (Bosanska Gradiška municipality), Prnjavor, Kulaši (Prnjavor municipality)
- several tens of thousands faithful of the wider Banja Luka region expelled from their homeland (more than a third of the total number!)
- district church in the village of Čatrnja (Bosanska Gradiška municipality) mined
- district church in the village of Tomašica (Sanski Most municipality) mined 

December
- 15th - Marko and Borka Jerković killed in their house in the suburb of Petrićevac (Banja Luka)
- damaged district churches in the villages of Ralutinac and Maćino Brdo (Prnjavor municipality)

     - 1993 -

January
- 1st - parish church in Ključ burned
- 7th - attack on Cathedral in Banja Luka, serious material damage
- 8th - Anto Josipović killed in his own house in the suburb of Petrićevac (Banja Luka municipality)
- 9th - parish priest of the village of Dragalovci, Marko Šalić dies as a result of torture while in prison

February
- 2nd - Stipo Lukenda of the suburb of Barlovci (Banja Luka) taken away, killed, burned
- 9th - heavily damaged district church in the village of Mičije (Bosanska Gradiška)
- 9th - forced entry into convent in Bosanska Gradiška and abuse of Catholic nuns
- 10th - army and police pull down church tower and walls of burned parish church in Ključ
- attack on parish pastoral centre, direct threats to the lives of the parish priest and pastoral staff and other faithful in the parish of Budžak-Derviši (Banja Luka)
- 19th -attack on monastery in Petrićevac (Banja Luka), great material damage
- 16th and 19th - attacks on the house of the nuns in the suburb of Budžak (Banja Luka) - material damage serious
- 17th, 18th and 18th - triple attack on the nun's convent in the suburb of Budžak (V. Vitjuka Street, Banja Luka), great material damage
- forced entry into houses of the faithful, physical abuse and looting by armed groups in Banja Luka, particularly in the districts of Paprikovac, Budžak III, Česma, Šargovac, Budžak I, Derviši and in Rudarska Street and J. Savinovića Street,
- 25th - church in Čatrnja (Bosanska Gradiška) completely razed to the ground

March
- 3rd - large parish church in Šurkovac (Prijedor) mined - the pastoral centre and presbytery also damaged
- district church in the village of Doline (Prnjavor municipality) mined
- 24th - Ivo Bartulović, Tomo Anušić and Vid Anušić killed in the district of Barlovci (Banja Luka)
- 25th - Stjepan and Marija Vidaković killed in their house in the district of Barlovci (Banja Luka)
- Ukrainian (Greek Catholic) nuns forced to leave their convent in Banja Luka – Budžak 

April
- 10th - Vilma and Franjo Pranjko, an elderly couple, killed in Jajce
- 14th - Adolf Kezić killed in his house in the district of Petrićevac (Banja Luka)
- night   between 18 and 19 - the elderly Ilija and Julka Matković killed in their house in Dolina (Bosanska Gradiška)
-25th -an 80 year old lady Janja Bumbar killed at about 1:30 a.m. in her own house in the district of Barlovci (Banja Luka)
- 26th - Juro Barušić, church committee man, killed in his own house in the district of Petrićevac (Banja Luka)
- district church in the village of Ducipolje destroyed (Banja Luka municipality) 

May
- Drago Šimunović killed in Jajce
- Anto Lipovac killed in the district of Barlovci (Banja Luka)
-Mirko and Ana Jurić, Ana Šolaja, Stipica Tukarić, Ilija Jurić, Mande Gavranović killed in their houses in the village of Šurkovac (Prijedor)
- 5th - armed attack on district church in the district of Novakovići (Banja Luka), one wall destroyed
- 7th - church in the village of Novakovići (Banja Luka) attacked again with explosive device, extensive damage sustained
- 7th - oldest mosque in Banja Luka (400 years) destroyed
- 8th - Manda and Niko Kovačević (mother and son) killed in their house in the district of Motike (Banja Luka)

June
- 28th - parish church in the parish of Sasina (Sanski Most) mined
- extensive damage incurred to the already damaged district church in the village of Kuljani (Banja Luka)
- heavily damaged district church in the village of Matića brdo - parish of Dragalovci (Doboj) 

July
- 7th - attack on presbytery and parish staff in the village of Vrbanjci (Kotor Varoš)
-nightly forced entry of armed groups into houses of Catholics, abuse of innocent civilians and theft of all that can be carted away in the parish of Šurkovac (Prijedor municipality)
-continued abuse of all faithful in the district of Novakovići (Banja Luka) and destruction of property
-district church in the village of Drenova (Prnjavor municipality) mined and no longer in function

September
- 26th - Janja Domazet (71 years old) found with her throat cut in the centre of Banja Luka

October
- 2nd - the entire Malčević family murdered: father Tomislav (1928), mother Zora, born Lipovac (1934) and their son Marin (1978), in the village of Ramići -parish of Barlovci (Banja Luka)
- evictions and destruction of property continue in the villages of Ramići, Kuljani, Matoševci and Barlovci (parish of Barlovci), Stratinska, Priječani (Banja Luka)

December
- pressure on the faithful to leave growing, particularly in the parishes of Banja Luka, Petrićevac, Barlovci, Ivanjska, Stratinska, Budžak, Presnače (all in the Banja Luka municipality), Bosanska Gradiška, Stara Rijeka (Sanski Most municipality)

     - 1994 -

January
- 5th - Ivka and Kata Maljur beaten and burglarised in their own home; the same night, Marija Mandalo beaten in the parish of Kotor Varoš (Kotor Varoš municipality)
- 20th - attack on parish pastoral centre in Trn, extensive material damage
- Mato and Ruža Mandić and Anto Vujičić badly beaten in their own homes in the parish of Kotor Varoš (Kotor Varoš municipality)

February
- 6th - Slavko Kašljević killed in his own home in the district of Zalužani, parish of Barlovci (Banja Luka)
- night between 9th and 10th - Mato Barukčić (son of Andro), an old man of 83, killed in his own home in which he lived alone in the parish of Dragalovci (Doboj municipality)
- by the middle of the month, some 130 Catholics of the Banja Luka municipality (mostly Croats), born 1938 onwards, are forcefully mobilised; mobilisation orders received by those who have previously been proclaimed not able for military duty, as well as those who are still in school
- 17th - Andro Čančar (66 years old) died as a result of the beating he receives in the parish of Dragalovci (Doboj municipality)
- 25th - pastoral centre in Tm (Laktaši municipality) attacked with heavy artillery; extensive material damage 

March
- 3rd - pastoral centre in Barlovci parish (Banja Luka) attacked, material damage sustained
- 12th and 13th - pastoral centre of the Banja Luka-Budžak parish (Banja Luka) attacked; material damage sustained
- continued desecration and destruction of Catholic graves and cemeteries often with the knowledge and silent approval of the district police in the parishes of Marija Zvijezda and Petrićevac in Banja Luka, Barlovci (Banja Luka) and Trn (Laktaši), Vrbanjci, Kotor Varoš (Kotor Varoš), Dragalovci (Doboj), Prnjavor, Mahovljani (Laktaši), Bosanska Gradiška

April
- 8th - Viktor Kalizan (37 years old) killed in Gornja Dolina (Bosanska Gradiška)
- physical abuse of Catholics and looting of their houses continues in Kotor Varoš
- mobilisation of all able men is carried out in the village of Dragalovci, Doboj municipality; the men are deployed on the Ozren front

May
- Anto Anić mutilated in his house in Banja Luka
- 18th - Zora Pranjić killed and her husband Pejo wounded by fire arms in their own house in the district of Novakovići (Banja Luka)
- 19th - Zvonko Dujmenović killed, his wife Jelena dies from her wounds and their son Zoran heavily wounded in their house in Banja Luka
- non-Serbian population continue to taken away to labour camps in war zones; evictions continue

September
- 27th - Ivo Ćorković of the Barlovci parish (Banja Luka) killed while on work duty
- 28th –Petar Josipović of Ivanjska parish (Banja Luka) killed while on work duty
- 29th - parish pastoral centre in Trn (Laktaši municipality) attacked and set on fire for the 34th time

December
- 6th - a group of 250 Croat Catholics (Banja Luka) taken away to be live shields on the Glamoč and Grahovo fronts
- 25th - on Christmas day, 24 men are captured in front of the parish church in the district of Barlovci (Banja Luka) and physically abused all day on official police and army premises in Banja Luka

      - 1995 -

February
- sadistic acts committed against elderly people, looting and destruction of their property: I. and A.K. of the village of Abrići, M. and R.D. of the village of Kozara, R.R. of Ivanjska, M.S. of Dragočaj (Banja Luka municipality)
- violent evictions, looting in the parishes of Ivanjska, Šimići and Barlovci (Banja Luka)

May
- 4th - remaining Catholic nuns of the convents in Nova Topola (Bosanska Gradiška) and Bosanska Aleksandrovac (Laktaši) kidnapped and forcefully expelled
- 4th - Bishop Komarica ordered to remain under house arrest by authorities of the RS
- 5th - district church in Vujnovići (Banja Luka municipality) set on fire
- 7th - Franciscan monastery set on fire and destroyed and parish church pulled down in the district of Petrićevac; monks and priests violently evicted; Friar Alojzije Atlija (83 years old) murdered; district church in Šargovac pulled own (all in Banja Luka municipality)
- 8th - district church in Majdan (Mrkonjić Grad municipality) set on fire
- 12th - parish church and diocesan shrine mined; parish pastoral centre in the district of Presnače (Banja Luka) destroyed in fire; parish priest and guardian of the shrine Filip Lukenda and pastoral assistant, sister Cecilija Grgić killed and burned
- 14th - heavily damaged church tower and chinch with explosives in Durbića brdo, parish of Motike (Banja Luka)
- 15th - elderly couple Franjo (65) and Zlata (64) Grgić killed in their home in the parish of Motike (Banja Luka)
- 17th-physical abuse of parish priest and nun in the parish pastoral centre of Trn
- parish church in Tm mined; parish centre set on Fire three times (Laktaši)
- 27th - forceful deportation of the peaceable, innocent and unprotected autochtonous Croat Catholics in the districts of Šargovac, Priječani, Vujnovići, Novakovići, Kuljani, Zalužani, Derviši, Budžak, Kumsale, Debeljaci, Presnače, Ramići and Dragočaj (all in the Banja Luka municipality)

June
- more than 300 families forcefully evicted from their homes on orders from the Municipal headquarters in Banja Luka
- 2nd - heavily damaged parish pastoral centre in the centre of Banja Luka
- 4th - heavily damaged parish pastoral centre in the village of Stratinska (Banja Luka)
- 4th - church in Vujnovići (Banja Luka) totally destroyed in fire
- 5th-6th - physical abuse of Catholics in Banja Luka continues
- night between 25th and 26th - destroyed and looted parish pastoral centre in the villages of Motike and Barlovci {Banja Luka)

July
- 12th - church in the district of Česma (Banja Luka) totally destroyed in fire
- 14th - number of expelled Catholics from the Banja Luka municipality has increased to more than 800 families in the last few weeks 

August
- 4th-6th - several hundred Croatian families from the Banja Luka municipality evicted; expulsions continue
- 19th - large parish church in Sanski Most mined
- 25th - parish priest Tomislav Matanović taken from his presbytery in Prijedor and placed under house arrest with his parents in Prijedor
- pastoral centre (still under construction) in the parish of Prijedor, which served for religious gatherings and distribution of Caritas aid, pulled own
- 251h - on orders from municipal authorities, parish priest and dean of Mrkonjić Grad, Adolf Višaticki evicted from his presbytery which was used for religious services subsequent to the destruction of the parish church and parish Caritas premises 

September

- from the second half of August to the first days of September - some 20,000 Catholics deported from our parishes in the wider Banja Luka region
-from 19th onwards-no trace to be found of the Reverend Mr Tomislav Matanović, parish priest of Prijedor and his parents
- local authorities in Banja Luka confiscate the only two trucks with trailers from the diocesan Caritas whose work is now disabled

October
- 8th - devastated and destroyed churches and presbyteries in Barlovci, Stratinska, Motike (Banja Luka municipality), Kotor Varoš, Dolina (Bosanska Gradiška municipality), Kulaši (Prnjavor munici­pality), Sasina (Sanski Most municipality)
- 20th - three innocent people killed in last 10 days in Banja Luka: one male (83), one female (61) and one youth (18) 

November
- serious physical abuse and torture continue, as do evictions in Banja Luka and Kotor Varoš
- in the centre of Banja Luka, I.S. (born 1912) an elderly Catholic, dies from wounds sustained, several people end up in hospital due to serious injuries
- 8th - nuns of the order of the Precious Blood of Christ forced to leave then convent in Bosanska Gradiška on orders from municipal authorities 

December
- 20th - after 231 days under house arrest, Bishop Franjo Komarica allowed to leave his residence and visit the remaining priests, monks and nuns, graves of the murdered priests and nuns and the ruins of churches of monasteries in the Banja Luka area

A CHRONOLOGY OF THE WAR IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

Nov. 16, 1990 - The first free multi-patty elections in B-H.
Members of the three constituent ethnic groups of B-H -Muslims (43%), Serbs (32 %), and Croats (17%) - elect their national parties.
Muslims appoint the President of the Republic, Serbs the President of Parliament, and Croats the Prime Minister.
June 10, 1991 - In a proclamation, Bosnian Muslims call upon all ethnic groups of Bosnia to commit themselves to one united Republic.
June 27, 1991 - The first "autonomous Serbian region" is established in Bosnia.
During the following months, an additional six autonomous Serbian regions are established.
Aug. 24, 1991 - The first armed conflicts in B-H (in Herzegovina). The war raging in the Republic of Croatia spreads into parts of Herzegovina.
Aug. 27, 1991 - Mandatory military service (in the Yugoslav Peoples' Army, or JNA) is extended. Before B-H Parliament, mothers of conscripts seek the release of their children from JNA ranks.
Oct. 15, 1991 - B-H Parliament presents a Memorandum for the independence of Bosnia-Herzegovina within the federation of Yugoslavia. Parliament members aligned with Bosnian Serbs vote against the Memorandum.
Nov. 10-11, 1991 - Bosnian Serbs, hi an organized referendum, vote in favour of forming a united country with Serbia, Montenegro and the self-proclaimed "Serbian Republic of Krajina" within the Republic of Croatia.
Nov. 12, 1991 -More than 10,000 people join demonstrations in Sarajevo, demanding that parliament draft a policy of peaceful co-existence in the B-H Republic.
Dec. 23, 1991 - Bosnia-Herzegovina submits its request for recognition to the European Union.
Jan. 9, 1992 - Bosnian Serbs proclaim the "Serbian Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina."
Jan. 22, 1992 - B-H President Izetbegović repeatedly requests that "blue helmets" be stationed in B-H.
Jan. 25, 1992 - The decision of B-H Parliament to hold a referendum on independence is interpreted as a "proclamation of war" against Serbs by SDS (Serbian Democratic Party) President Dr. Radovan Karadžić.
Feb. 6, 1992 - Turkey recognizes Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Feb. 29-Mar. 1, 1992 - A1 a referendum, 99.4 percent of voters favor the independence of B-H. The vast majority of Bosnian Serbs boycott the referendum.
"In the Mostar (Herzegovina) area, serious conflicts occur between the JNA on the one side and Croatian and Muslim police on the other.
Mar. 3, 1992 - The B-H President proclaims the independence of B-H.
Mar. 27, 1992 - Bosnian Serbs establish the self-proclaimed "Serbian Republic of Bosnia-Herze­govina," enacting their own constitution and proclaiming their territories as components of Yugo­slavia.
April 6, 1992 - The U.S. and European Union recognize Bosnia Herzegovina.
Bosnian Serbs withdraw from all government offices and institutions and proclaim an independent "Serbian Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina." First gunshots fired on Sarajevo demonstrators. A state of emergency declared.
May 6, 1992 - The country's Presidency demands that military personnel born in Serbia or Montenegro leave B-H territory by May 18, 1992.
- The majority of JNA weapons fall into the hands of Bosnian Serbs.
May 10, 1992 - President Izetbegović begs for UN military assistance.
Assistance is not provided.
May 12, 1992 - Dr. Radovan Karadžić is elected President of the "Serbian Republic B-H." Bosnian Serbs setup their own army (from ranks of the JNA).
May 20, 1992 - The B-H government proclaims Yugoslav armed units an "occupying army" because they did not abide by the government's order to relinquish B-H territory.
"Establishment of a Bosnian army is announced.
"The UN Security Council recommends that the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina be admitted to the United Nations membership (resolution 755).
"Bosnia-Herzegovina becomes a member of the UN
May 1992 -Bosnian Serbs, in the northwestern area of Bosnia (namely in the Prijedor municipality) open concentration camps for torture, brutal interrogations and executions, and collection points for mass deportations of women, children, and the elderly.
May-Nov. 1992 - The first major wave of ethnic cleansing, on the part of the Bosnian Serbs, in the northwestern area of Bosnia. Ethnic cleansing will continue until November 1995.
June 8, 1992 - The UN Security Council brings forth a decision to station UNPROFOR soldiers in Sarajevo (resolution 758).
June 20, 1992- The Presidency of the Republic B-H declares a state of war in its country. Battles are concentrated along the country's eastern border, around Mostar in the south and around Brčko in the north. The number of refugees and displaced people rapidly exceeds one million.
July 3, 1992 - In Mostar, Croats from B-H found the "Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia," with Mate Boban at its head.
July 21, 1992 - President of the Republic of Croatia Tudjman and President of B-H Izetbegović sign a defense treaty in Zagreb. Two days later, they agree on the coordination of joint defense measures against the Serbs.
Aug. 2, 1992 - American journalist Roy Gutman is the first to report on mass killings and internment of the civilian population in Bosnian Serb-operated concentration camps, in particular those in Banja Luka and Prijedor areas.
Aug. 13, 1992 - The UN Security Council "sharply condemns all violations of international humani­tarian law, including those committed during ethnic cleansing" (resolution 771).
Aug. 14, 1992 - The Security Council approves the employment of international troops for the protection of humanitarian aid transport in B-H. Former president of the Polish government, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, is named president of an international commission, intended to investigate the situation of prisoners and refugees in concentration camps (Special Rapporteur to the UN for B-H).
Aug. 20, 1992 - A statement is released on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Vatican and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Aug. 25-27, 1992 - Britain's Lord Owen succeeds Lord Carrington as EC mediator.
— Participants of the Conference on Yugoslavia agree that B-H be recognized by all other republics of the former Yugoslavia within its the current borders and that ethnic minorities be respected.
Aug. 31, 1992 - Tadeusz Mazowiecki delivers the first report about massive violations of fundamental human rights in the municipalities of Bihać, Bosanska Dubica, Čelinac, Sanski Most and Sarajevo.
"Soon to follow is a second report that describes ethnic cleansing on the territory of Bos. Novi, Prijedor, Doboj, Kotor Varoš and Travnik as well as in the concentration camp Trnopolje (Prijedor). In a subsequent third report from the Special Rapporteur, Mazowiecki describes the pre-meditated and methodical nature of ethnic cleansing that Serbian forces are carrying out in the Prijedor area where, to a large degree, the goal of this kind of policy has in fact been achieved.
Sept. 22, 1992 - NATO General Secretary Manfred Woerner announces that the Alliance, under UN mandate, will employ about 50,000 soldiers to ensure the peace agreement in B-H.
Oct. 2, 1992 - By seizing the city of Bosanski Brod in northern Bosnia, the Bosnian Serb army attains a vitally important corridor between Serbia on the east and the occupied areas of Croatia on the west.
Oct. 9, 1992 - The UN Security Council bans all flights over B-H territory (resolution 781).
Oct. 19, 1992 - In central Bosnia, battles begin between Muslims and Croats, who until now have been allies.
Oct. 28, 1992 - International mediators Vance and Owen submit to the UN Security Council a draft of the B-H constitution, which foresees one united republic for all three ethnic groups.
Nov. 1, 1992 - The self-proclaimed "Serbian Republic of B-H" allies with the self-proclaimed "Serbian Republic of Krajina" (occupied by Serbs on the territory of the Republic of Croatia).
Nov. 16, 1992 - The UN Security Council "condemns the refusal of all sides in the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina, especially the paramilitary formation of Bosnian Serbs, to respect previous Security Council resolutions, and demands that they and all other interested parties in the former Yugoslavia immediately fulfill their obligations in these resolutions"; "condemns all violations of international humanitarian law, expressly including the practice of ethnic cleansing and willful obstruction of food and medicine deliveries to the civilian population of the Republic B-H, and reiterates that all those who commit or command such violations will be held personally accountable for their actions" (resolution 787).
Dec. 11, 1992 - NATO asserts its readiness to intervene militarily in the events on the territory of B-H (at the command of the UN).
Dec. 18, 1992 - The UN Security Council "with bitterness reports the rape of women in B-H and demands the instantaneous closing down of all concentration camps" (resolution 798).
Jan. 3, 1993 - UN and EC mediators recommend the so-called "Vance-Owen plan." The plan contains a new division of B-H into 10 provinces, a draft constitution, and a cease fire agreement.
"On Jan. 4, Tudjman and Boban sign all three documents. Karadžić accepts the plan Jan. 12, 1993.
Jan. 20, 1993 -The Parliament of Bosnian Serbs in Pale rejects the accepted provincial boundaries, so that Karadžić signs (Jan. 30) only the draft constitution and cease fire agreement.
Feb. 22, 1993 - The International War Crimes Tribunal for B-H is established (resolution 808).
March 20, 1993 - At the International Tribunal in The Hague, Bosnia-Herzegovina bring charges against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for crimes committed against its people.
March 25, 1993 - A. Izetbegović signs the "Vance-Owen plan."
March 29, 1993 - Tudjman and Izetbegović agree on the creation of a joint head command for the Bosnian army and Croatian police force.
April 15, 1993 - Izetbegović withdraws his approval of the "Vance-Owen plan."
April 16, 1993 - The UN Security Council "strongly condemns the willful blockade of routes of humanitarian aid convoys by Bosnian Serb paramilitary units"; "condemns and rejects the willful acts of Bosnian Serbs to displace the civilian population from Srebrenica and environs and from other parts of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina, as well as their overall abhorrent campaign of ethnic cleansing"; "reiterates its condemnation of all violations of international humanitarian law, particularly the practice of ethnic cleansing, and reiterates that all those who commit or command such acts will be hold personally accountable for them" (resolution 819).
April 25, 1993 - Izetbegović and Boban, leader of Bosnia-Herzegovina Croats, reach a cease fire agreement and discuss a joint military command.
April 26, 1993 - The Parliament of Bosnian Serbs at Pale rejects the "Vance-Owen plan." A referendum is expected to make the final decision.
May 2, 1993 - Former Prime Minister of Norway Thorwald Stoltenberg succeeds Cyrus Vance as mediator of the UN.
May 6, 1993 - Bosnian cities of Sarajevo, Tuzla, Goražde, Bihać and Srebrenica are declared "safe havens" (resolution 824).
May 15-16, 1993 - At the referendum, 96 percent of Bosnian Serbs reject the "Vance-Owen plan".
June 15, 1993 - At peace talks in Geneva, Milošević and Tudjman agree that Bosnia-Herzegovina will be a confederation of three independent countries. Lord Owen proclaims that, with this agreement, the "Vance-Owen plan" has definitively failed.
June 28, 1993 - Karadžić, leader of Bosnian Serbs, threatens to divide the country into two if the Muslims do not agree to a three-part confederation.
Aug. 18, 1993 - Opposing factions in Bosnia agree to military and arms withdrawal from Sarajevo and to put the city under temporary UN control.
Aug. 20, 1993 - International mediators Owen and Stoltenberg propose a new three-part division of the country; 52 % to Serbs, 31 % to Muslims, and 17 % to Croats, with Sarajevo and Mostar to receive special status. Bosnian Serbs accept the plan, Croats seek several changes, and Muslims request new negotiations regarding the borders for the new "countries" in the confederation B-H.
"Parliament of Bosnia-Herzegovina Croats proclaims the "Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia" a republic.
Aug. 24, 1993 - The UN Security Council "asserts that the resolution of conflicts in the Republic of B-H needs to be in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and principles of international law," "once again condemns all war crimes and other violations of international humanitarian law and whoever committs them, be they Bosnian Serbs or other parties" (resolution 859).
Sept. 29, 1993 - In Bosnian parliament, the "Owen-Stoltenberg plan" does not receive the majority of votes.
"During autumn, heavy battles rage among warring sides in central, eastern and western Bosnia.
Jan. 21, 1994 - UN Secretary General Boutros Ghali approves air attacks by NATO on Bosnian Serb positions. In the following weeks, battles around so-called "safe havens" intensify.
Jan. 31, 1994 - Military leadership of Bosnian Serbs orders a general mobilization.
Feb. 8, 1994 - Mate Boban, president of the "Croatian Republic Herzeg-Bosnia" officially steps down.
Feb. 28, 1994 - In the vicinity of Banja Luka, NATO aircrafts strike four Bosnian Serb war planes, which were violating the no-flight zone over B-H.
March 2, 1994 - At talks in Washington, an agreement is reached between Muslims and Bosnia-Her­zegovina Croats on the establishing of a federation of these two ethnic groups. On March 18, 1994, Tudjman and Izetbegović sign the so-called "Washington Accords."
April 26, 1994 - The first assembly of the newly founded Contact Group for B-H (USA, Great Britain, France, Germany and Russia) is held.
May 31, 1994 - The constitution of the Bosniak (Muslim)-Croat Federation takes effect - Krešimir Zubak is appointed president, Ejup Ganić vice-president.
July 5, 1994 - The Contact Group for B-H proposes this division of B-H: 51% to the Bosnian Muslim-Croats Federation and 49% to Bosnian Serbs.
End of July, 1994 - The Bosnian Muslim-Croat Federation and the rump Yugoslavia accept the Contact Group plan. Despite pressure from Belgrade, Bosnian Serbs reject the plan.
Aug. 4, 1994 - Leaders of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia -opposed to the Bosnian Serb rejection of the peace plan for B-H - close borders with B-H and sever all political and economic ties with Bosnian Serbs.
Aug. 28, 1994 - At a referendum, more than 90 % of Bosnian Serbs reject the peace plan for B-H.
Sept, 23, 1994 - The UN Security Council "reiterating its resignation to an agreed resolution for conflicts in the former Yugoslavia that will retain the territorial integrity of all countries in that area within their internationally recognized borders," "strongly condemns the Bosnian Serb faction for refusing to accept the presented territorial resolution and requests that this faction fully and unconditionally adopt this resolution" (resolution 942).
Nov. 21, 1994 - Following Nov. 18 and 19 Serbian attacks from occupied areas of Croatia ("Serbian Republic of Krajina") on the safe haven of Bihać, NATO airplanes appear on the scene for the first time. The battles continue with undiminished intensity.
Dec. 23, 1994 - Warring sides agree to an armistice and complete end to hostility.
April 19, 1995 - The UN Security Council "invites Bosnian sides to agree to an extension of the armistice and complete end to hostility reached December 23 and 31, 1994. after April 30, 1995, and expects all sides and remaining interested parties to cooperate fully with UNPROFOR in their plan" (resolution 987).
July 1995 - Bosnian Serbs under the command of General Ratko Mladić attack the UN safe havens Srebrenica and Žepa. The blue helmets are not capable to protect the civilian population: only women and children manage to reach safety. Many men disappear (executed).
Aug-Sept. 1995 - Large counter-offensive undertaken by allied forces of the B-H army, Croatian Defence Council and regular units of the Croatian Army. Large wave of refugees - Bosnian Serbs from northwestern Bosnia. New exodus of remaining non-Serbian population from the Banja Luka region.
Nov. 21, 1995 - A peace agreement on Bosnia-Herzegovina is reached in Dayton, the so-called "Dayton Accords" — after several days of negotiations among warring sides, international mediators EU, USA, and Contact Group members.
Dec. 14, 199S - The "Dayton Accords" are officially signed by all parties involved in Paris.
End 1995 - IFOR troops arrive in Bosnia-Herzegovina to carry out the peace agreement.

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