Srebrenica

Srebrenica (Serbian: ??????????) is a town in the east of Bosnia and Herzegovina in its Republika Srpska entity. Srebrenica is a small mountain town, its main industry being salt mining and a nearby spa.

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Serbian - Town - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Republika Srpska - Salt - Mining - Spa

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In 1991 there were 37,213 people in the Srebrenica municipality: 27118 Bosniaks (72.9%), 9381 Serbs (25.2%), 372 Yugoslavs (1%), 40 Croats (0.1%) and 302 others (0.8%). The town of Srebrenica itself had 5,754 residents: 64% Bosniaks, 29% Serbs, 5.3% Yugoslavs, 1% others, 0.7% Croats.

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Bosniaks - Serbs - Yugoslavs - Croats

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Before 1992, there was a metal factory in the town, and lead, zinc, and gold mines nearby. The town's name (Srebrenica) means "silver mine".

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Metal - Lead - Zinc - Gold

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During the war in Bosnia (1992-1995), the town became a Bosniak enclave surrounded by the Bosnian Serbs, and a safe area guarded by United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR). In July 1995, the town was occupied by the Bosnian Serb army who deported the population of over 20,000. Srebrenica's surroundings became the site of the Srebrenica massacre, where approximately eight thousand Bosniak men and boys were killed by the Bosnian Serb Army.

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War in Bosnia - 1992 - 1995 - Enclave - Bosnian Serbs - United Nations Protection Force - Srebrenica massacre - Bosnian Serb Army

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The town contains a memorial cemetery for the victims of the massacre, unveiled by former US President Bill Clinton in 2003.

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Massacre - Bill Clinton - 2003

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July 11, 2005 marked the 10th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre. The responsible political and military persons are still at large.

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July 11 - 2005

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