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Presentation of Western Bosnia

Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia

National Defence of Western Bosnia

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Bosnia and HerzegovinaRepublic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992-1998

Presentation of Western Bosnia

Western Bosnia, a region located around the town ofBiha, was a Muslim enclave surrounded on three sides

by the Republic of Serbian Krajina and in the east by territory held by the Bosnian Serbs. Led by the

politician Fikret Abdi, the region was spared from major devastation at the beggining of the war in Bosnia.

Later there was an argument between Abdi and the Sarajevo government, and he declared in September1993 the "Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia". The fighting started then between the 5th Corps of the

Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Biha, loyal to the government, and Abdi's forces stationed in the town

ofVelika Kladua. Abdi's forces allied with Serbs and withdrew to Serb-occupied territory in Croatia. On

26 July 1995, one week before the Croato-Bosnian offensive that suppressed the Republic of Serbian

Krajina and liberated the Biha enclave, Abdi proclaimed the "Republic of Western Bosnia", totally

independent from Sarajevo.

eljko Heimer&Jos Poels, 27 September 1995

Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia
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Flag and emblem of the Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia - Images byeljko Heimer, 8January 2005, after a photo kindly provided byJelena Boroak-Marjanovi, Croatian History Museum

In early 2004, an antique dealer sold a flag from Biha. The flag is white, intended for vertical hoisting, madeof a single piece of artifical material (polyester) measuring ca. 150 x 300 cm. In the middle of the flag is an

emblem silk-screen printed in two colors, about 100 cm in diameter. The emblem, presumably the coat of

arms of the Autonomous Region, consists of the coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina of the time (with

fleurs-de-lis and bend) in front of a mesh of circular lines (presumably inspired by the UN emblem) and within

a wreath of leaves with a blue ribbon in base bearing the white inscription "AP ZAPADNA BOSNA". Above

the shield is the blue inscription "REPUBLIKA BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA".

eljko Heimer, 8 January 2005

National Defence of Western Bosnia
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Flag of the National Defence of Western Bosnia - Image byeljko Heimer, 29 April 2001

National Defence of Western Bosnia (Narodna obrana Zapadne Bosne) was the military formation

organized in Western Bosnia in (or not much before) 1995 as the defence force of the Autonomous Regionunder the leadership of Fikret Abdi.

The flag was seen on TV on 28 April 2001, hoisted horizontally; however, the design was obviously meant to

be used vertically. The flag was most certainly abandoned in summer 1995 when Western Bosnia dissolved

as a separate entity.

eljko Heimer, 29 April 2001

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Alleged flags of the Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia (left) and of the Republic of WesternBosnia (right) - Images byeljko Heimer, 29 April 2001

Jaume Oll reports these flags as used by the Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia (September 1993 -

26 July 1995) and by the Republic of Western Bosnia (26 July 1995 - 5 August 1995), respectively. The

flags are based on the contemporary flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a honey bee as a symbol ofprosperity.

These flags could not be confirmed by any local source.

eljko Heimer, 29 April 2001
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