| 21 Nov 1991 |
the Serbian population of Bosnia and Herzegovina is proclaimed to remain within the (projected) federal state of Yugoslavia in accordance with a resolution of the Assembly of the Serbian People of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Skupština srpskog naroda u Bosni i Hercegovini | Скупштина српског народа у Босни и Херцеговини) approved on 21 Nov 1991, based on the results of the plebiscite held on 9 and 10 Nov 1991 (Republic of Srpska Official Gazette, No. 1, 15 Jan 1992, p. 8) |
| 9 Jan 1992 |
the Republic of the Serbian People of Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of the (projected) federal state of Yugoslavia is proclaimed in accordance with a declaration adopted by the Assembly of the Serbian People of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the session held in Sarajevo on 9 Jan 1992 (Republic of Srpska Official Gazette, No. 2, 27 Jan 1992, pp. 13-14) |
| 9 Jan 1992 - 12 Aug 1992 |
Republika srpskog naroda Bosne i Hercegovine (Република српског народа Босне и Херцеговине) | Republic of the Serbian People of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 28 Feb 1992 |
the Constitution of the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Ustav Srpske Republike Bosne i Hercegovine | Устав Српске Републике Босне и Херцеговине) as part of the (projected) federal state of Yugoslavia is promulgated by a resolution of the Assembly of the Serbian People of Bosnia and Herzegovina approved at the session held in Sarajevo on 28 Feb 1992 (Republic of Srpska Official Gazette, No. 3, 16 Mar 1992, pp. 17-26) |
| 7 Apr 1992 |
the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina is proclaimed an independent state entitled to form a union with other states of Yugoslavia at the session of the Assembly of the Serbian People of Bosnia and Herzegovina held in Banja Luka on 7 Apr 1992 (Politics, No. 28199, 8 Apr 1992, p. 5, 7; Fight, No. 98, 7 Apr 1992, p. 1) |
| 12 Aug 1992 |
the name of the state is changed in accordance with an amendment to the Constitution of the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, introducing a new title, the Constitution of the Republic of Srpska (Ustav Republike Srpske | Устав Републике Српске), approved by the Assembly of the Serbian People of Bosnia and Herzegovina and promulgated on 12 Aug 1992 (Republic of Srpska Official Gazette, No. 15, 29 Sep 1992, p. 569) |
| 12 Aug 1992 - |
Republika Srpska (Република Српска) | Republic of Srpska |
| 14 Dec 1995 |
the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Srpska formed a state in accordance with the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Dayton Peace Agreement), approved and signed by the representatives of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of Bosnia and Hercegovina and the Republic of Srpska at a public ceremony held on 14 Dec 1995 in Paris; the Constitution entered into force upon signature of the Agreement as required by Art. XII of the Constitution (General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, pp. 117-128) |
