Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Herzegovina Српска аутономна област Херцеговина Srpska autonomna oblast Hercegovina
1991?1992
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Status	Self-proclaimed entity
Capital	Trebinje 42°42′43″N 18°20′46″E  /  42.71194°N 18.34611°E  / 42.71194; 18.34611
Government	Provisional government
Historical era	Breakup of Yugoslavia
? Established	1991
? Disestablished	1992
Preceded by Succeeded by Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Republika Srpska (1992?95)

The SAO of Herzegovina ( Serbian : Српска аутономна област Херцеговина , Srpska autonomna oblast Hercegovina ) was a self-proclaimed Serbian Autonomous Oblast within today's Bosnia and Herzegovina . It was proclaimed by the Assembly of the Association of Municipalities of Bosnian Krajina in 1991 ^[1] and was subsequently included into Republika Srpska . SAO Herzegovina was located in the geographical region of Herzegovina . It was also known as SAO Eastern Herzegovina (SAO Isto?na Hercegovina / САО Источна Херцеговина). ^{[ citation needed ]}

History [ edit ]

SAO Herzegovina was formed from the Association of Municipalities (a government in SFRY ) known as Assembly of the Communities of East Herzegovina , which was formed on 27 May 1991. The SAO East and Old Herzegovina was established on September 12, 1991. ^[2] It consisted of East Herzegovina which had a Serb ethnic majority. Its capital was Trebinje .

See also [ edit ]

• SAO Romanija
• SAO North-Eastern Bosnia
• SAO Bosanska Krajina

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

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