Bosanska Posavina Operation Corridor 92



ethnic composition of bosanska posavina in 1991

  croats   serbs   bosniaks


the geographic area in basin of sava river consisted in part or entirely of 15 municipalities: zenica, bosanska gradiška, srbac, bosanski brod, derventa, odžak, modriča, gradačac, bosanski Šamac, orašje, brčko, srebrenik, bijeljina, lopare, , ugljevik. since 1990s, use of term bosanska posavina relates exclusively predominantly croat inhabited areas within municipalities of bosanski brod, derventa, odžak, modriča, gradačac, bosanski Šamac, orašje , brčko. these municipalities had area of 2,289.15 square kilometres (883.85 sq mi) , in 1991 inhabited 319,593 people, of 133,467 (41.76%) croats, 70,907 (22.19%) bosniaks, , 88,484 (27.69%) serbs. region connected croatia 4 bridges on sava river.


political organization

following 1990 parliamentary election, croatian democratic union (hdz) had majority in 6 municipalities of bosanska posavina. however, political situation in region, end of 1991, marked obstructions serb democratic party (sds) established parallel authorities. throughout 1991, sds established 6 autonomous regions (saos) in serb-inhabited municipalities of bosnia , herzegovina. sao northern bosnia, proclaimed in doboj in november, covered 17 municipalities, including derventa, bosanski brod, odžak, bosanski Šamac, modriča, gradačac , orašje. these saos joined republika srpska on 9 january 1992.


on 12 november 1991, croatian community of bosnian posavina established in bosanski brod. covered 8 municipalities: bosanski brod, odžak, bosanski Šamac, orašje, derventa, modriča, gradačac , brčko.








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