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Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bosniak Flags of 1990's

• Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Party of Democratic Action, SDA, 1990
• Bosniaks
• Western Bosnia
  • Autonomous Region of Western Bosnia, 1993 - 1995
  • Republic of Western Bosnia, 1993 - 1995
  • Western Bosnia National Defence

• Bosnia and Herzegovina - Historical Flags
• Bosnia and Herzegovina

Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Armija Bosne i Hercegovine

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The flag is based on the national flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the time with swords and panel with inscription bearing the name of the Army. Many different designs were used as unofficial flags, most of the green with crescent and star and various inscriptions in Arab. It was not uncommon that the units used the actual flags of Pakistan or Mauritania.

Party of Democratic Action, SDA, 1990

Stranka demokratske akcije

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An early flag of SDA was of the Israeli (or Norther Cyprus) pattern - white with two green stripes close to the upper and lower edge and with a crescent in between. After 1991 it was replaced either with the Bosniak flag or the flag with silver (grey) inscription SDA.

Bosniaks

Bošnjaci

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The flag of Bosniaks is green-white-green horizontal trband with wider white stripe in which there is a voided green crescent. This flag is still in use to represent Bosnian Muslims (i.e. Bosniaks).

Western Bosnia

Zapadna Bosna

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The flag is white, intended for vertical hoisting, made of a single piece of artifical material (polyester) measuring ca. 150x300 cm. In the middle of it in dimater about 100 cm is an emblem silk-screen printed in two colours. The emblem, presumably the coat of arms of the autonomous region, consists of the coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina (contemporary one with fleurs-de-lis and bend) infront of a mesh of circular lines (presumably inspired by the UN emblem?) and within a wreath of leaves with a blue ribbon in the base bearing the white inscription "AP ZAPADNA BOSNA". Above the shield is blue inscription "REPUBLIKA BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA".

Autonomous Region of Western Bosnia, 1993 - 1995

Autonomna Pokrajina Zapadna Bosna

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The flag is based on the contemporary flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with honeybee as a symbol of prosperity. The flag is not confirmed by local sources, but some other vexillological sources quote similar flags for Western Bosnia.

Western Bosnia was an enclave in north-western part of B&H, surrounded by Serb held territory in B&H and Croatia, around the towns of Bihac and Velika Kladusa. The local polititian and businessman Fikret Abdic sucseeded in holding the (largely Bosniak populated) area unconquered, trading with all sides, and retaining kind of neutrality. In the crucial period in 1995 just before great Croatian offensive that lead to liberation of Krayina and large areas of B&H, he connected his 'dominion' with Serb side and in July proclaimed independence from Sarajevo government. Due to the strong offensive, this state lasted just for some 10 days.

Republic of Western Bosnia, 1993 - 1995

Republika Zapadna Bosna

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The flag of the Republic proclaimed in the last days of the Western Bosnia authonomy allegedly changed some blue parts of the previous flag to green. This is not confrmed by local source.

Western Bosnia National Defence

Narodna zaštita Zapadne Bosne

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The flag of the defence forces organized by Western Bosnia consisted of white fiels with simple embem surrounded with inscription.