because it feared it would be dominated by the Serbs, who now formed a clear majority of the population, once the other republics declared independence. Those Serbian members of this newly declared country now feared that they would be dominated by the other groups who would be the majority of the population in Bosnia-Herzegovina. A war broke out which pitted the Serbs, supported by Yugoslavia, against the Croats, supported by Croatia and the Bosniaks. This conflict, which went from April, 1992, until the signing of the Daytona Peace Accord in November, 1995, effectively divided Bosnia-Herzegovina into two separate sub-states, one primarily composed of Serbs and the other Bosniaks. The conflict resulted in close to 100,000 deaths and 1.8 million people being displaced.
Sarajevo became the capital of one of the states, the Croat-Bosniak Federation. It is estimated that during the siege of Sarajevo at least 10,000 citizens, including 1,500 children, were killed, tens of thousands of others were wounded and hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes to take up a new life elsewhere.
Religion
The three primary religions in the region are Islam, Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic.
The Orthodox Church âIt has over 200 million adherents and is the primary religion in many Eastern European countries, includingBulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro and Serbia. It considers itself the original church of Christ and the one that most closely maintains the traditions and teachings of the early church.
The Roman Catholic Church â It is the largest of the Christian denominations with over one billion adherents throughout the world and is the dominant religion in many Western European countries, including Italy, France, Spain and Portugal. It is centered in the Vatican, in Italy, and is under the authority of the pope. It was created after differences with the Orthodox Church, and formally subdivided in the eleventh century. There was a further schism in the fifteenth century with the creation of the Protestant movement, which presently is the second largest Christian faith with 590 million adherents.
Islam âIt is the second largest religion in the world with 1.4 billion adherents worldwide. It follows the teachings of the Qurâan, which was established by Muhammad in the seventh century. It has two main subgroups, the Sunni and Shiâa sects, which have divided into other groupings. Islam recognizes many of the prophets of the Bible, including Adam, Noah and Moses and believes that Jesus was a prophet, but that Muhammad was the final prophet.
Differences/Similarities
The similarities between the Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church are much more significant than the differences. In fact, all Christian denominations, as well as Islam and Judaism, have common roots. All three religions share Abraham/Ibrahim as one of the most important prophets. However, despite their common threads, the three consider themselves to be inherently and fundamentally incompatible concerning their ideas about God and faith.
Clean the Field
Yugoslavia was an ethnically diverse country with no one group forming a clear majority of the population. Within the country, however, there were many places where one group did form a clear majority. When different regions of the country declared independence this decision was based on that region feeling that it was ethnically different from the country as a whole. Within these regions, there was most often one group that did, in fact, form a clear majority. The members of the minority groups often migrated to a place where they would no longer be the minority.
Some of this migration could be described as voluntary. Prior to the declaration of independence, or subsequently, these people decided they did not wish to be part of the newly created country or in a part of the country where they would be in a minority. It is important to note that even
Sarajevo became the capital of one of the states, the Croat-Bosniak Federation. It is estimated that during the siege of Sarajevo at least 10,000 citizens, including 1,500 children, were killed, tens of thousands of others were wounded and hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes to take up a new life elsewhere.
Religion
The three primary religions in the region are Islam, Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic.
The Orthodox Church âIt has over 200 million adherents and is the primary religion in many Eastern European countries, includingBulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro and Serbia. It considers itself the original church of Christ and the one that most closely maintains the traditions and teachings of the early church.
The Roman Catholic Church â It is the largest of the Christian denominations with over one billion adherents throughout the world and is the dominant religion in many Western European countries, including Italy, France, Spain and Portugal. It is centered in the Vatican, in Italy, and is under the authority of the pope. It was created after differences with the Orthodox Church, and formally subdivided in the eleventh century. There was a further schism in the fifteenth century with the creation of the Protestant movement, which presently is the second largest Christian faith with 590 million adherents.
Islam âIt is the second largest religion in the world with 1.4 billion adherents worldwide. It follows the teachings of the Qurâan, which was established by Muhammad in the seventh century. It has two main subgroups, the Sunni and Shiâa sects, which have divided into other groupings. Islam recognizes many of the prophets of the Bible, including Adam, Noah and Moses and believes that Jesus was a prophet, but that Muhammad was the final prophet.
Differences/Similarities
The similarities between the Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church are much more significant than the differences. In fact, all Christian denominations, as well as Islam and Judaism, have common roots. All three religions share Abraham/Ibrahim as one of the most important prophets. However, despite their common threads, the three consider themselves to be inherently and fundamentally incompatible concerning their ideas about God and faith.
Clean the Field
Yugoslavia was an ethnically diverse country with no one group forming a clear majority of the population. Within the country, however, there were many places where one group did form a clear majority. When different regions of the country declared independence this decision was based on that region feeling that it was ethnically different from the country as a whole. Within these regions, there was most often one group that did, in fact, form a clear majority. The members of the minority groups often migrated to a place where they would no longer be the minority.
Some of this migration could be described as voluntary. Prior to the declaration of independence, or subsequently, these people decided they did not wish to be part of the newly created country or in a part of the country where they would be in a minority. It is important to note that even
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