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Chronology → Video Oral History

The Siege of Sarajevo 1992–1996

This Interactive FAMA Project integrates the documented chronology of the Siege of Sarajevo with first-hand testimonies within a single interface.

The material can be explored month by month by selecting any point between March 1992 and March 1996. For each chosen month, the user can review the corresponding textual chronology alongside video oral history interviews from the same period. By aligning the chronology of events with personal experiences, the platform enables a more layered, contextual exploration of how the siege unfolded over time.

The Siege of Sarajevo: Chronology 1992-1996

Compiled shortly after the war, this comprehensive chronology of the Sarajevo siege covers the period from March 1992 to March 1996. Structured by month and year, it draws on articles from the "Oslobođenje" newspaper, UN archives, reports from foreign correspondents, and citizen testimonies to document key social, political, military, cultural, and personal events of that time. By recording major developments and everyday survival, the chronology remains a vital reference for understanding how the siege unfolded and transformed every aspect of city life.

Oral History: The Siege of Sarajevo 1992-1996, video

Structured chronologically and thematically, this is the first and largest video oral history of the Sarajevo siege in the world, featuring nearly 1,000 interviews with over 450 citizens from diverse backgrounds. Produced soon after the war, it presents personal testimonies covering all aspects of life in the besieged city. This 30-hour collection serves as both an educational resource and a historical record, offering future generations an unparalleled insight into first-hand accounts of the longest urban siege in modern history.

Chronology → Video Oral History

The Siege of Sarajevo 1992–1996

This Interactive FAMA Project integrates the documented chronology of the Siege of Sarajevo with first-hand testimonies within a single interface.

The material can be explored month by month by selecting any point between March 1992 and March 1996. For each chosen month, the user can review the corresponding textual chronology alongside video oral history interviews from the same period. By aligning the chronology of events with personal experiences, the platform enables a more layered, contextual exploration of how the siege unfolded over time.

The Siege of Sarajevo: Chronology 1992-1996

Compiled shortly after the war, this comprehensive chronology of the Sarajevo siege covers the period from March 1992 to March 1996. Structured by month and year, it draws on articles from the “Oslobođenje” newspaper, UN archives, reports from foreign correspondents, and citizen testimonies to document key social, political, military, cultural, and personal events of that time. By recording major developments and everyday survival, the chronology remains a vital reference for understanding how the siege unfolded and transformed every aspect of city life.

Oral History: The Siege of Sarajevo 1992-1996, video

Structured chronologically and thematically, this is the first and largest video oral history of the Sarajevo siege in the world, featuring nearly 1,000 interviews with over 450 citizens from diverse backgrounds. Produced soon after the war, it presents personal testimonies covering all aspects of life in the besieged city. This 30-hour collection serves as both an educational resource and a historical record, offering future generations an unparalleled insight into first-hand accounts of the longest urban siege in modern history.

Chronology

  • Danger from unexploded mines.
  • Vuk Draskovic, leader of the opposition in Belgrade, sends a message to Karadzic and Mladic: "Go to The Hague and admit to it all. In that way you will go from being the accused to being witnesses. "
  • The "Brotherhood and Unity" bridge will be open every other day, from 8:30am to 4:00pm. Citizens can enter Grbavica with an ID card.
  • In Sarajevo, the ARBiH arrests the Serb army commanders Djukic and Krsmanovic.
  • Philip Andronic enters the Guinness Book of World Records for '96: In Dobrinja II he was the most persistent collector of covers from humanitarian lunch-packages, labels from cans, and other small pieces from humanitarian aid. He collects 2,900 artifacts. "I'll stop collecting when the UNHCR stops sending humanitarian aid."
  • Attack by Croat extremists from western Mostar on the EU administrator in Mostar, Hans Koschnick.
  • English Prince Charles visits Sarajevo.
  • Holbrooke visits Sarajevo, Belgrade and Zagreb.
  • The law on amnesty adopted.
  • Arrested Serb generals secretly transferred to The Hague. 23 cells in The Hague are empty, only the 24th cell is occupied by Bosnian Serb Dusan Tadic.
  • IFOR: "As for Karadzic, his appearance is striking, and provided he’s not dressed as Santa Claus, he is easily recognizable.“ The statement was given regarding the news that Karadzic moves in the immediate vicinity of IFOR troops.
  • Summit in Rome. The EU does not support the administrator of Mostar, Hans Koschnick.
  • "The peaceful reintegration of Sarajevo" begins. In Vogosca, Serbs block the road to Pale. What they do not carry off with them they set on fire.
  • Russia lifts sanctions on the Republika Srpska based on their interpretation of the Dayton Peace Accords.
  • According to Serbian secondary school students, when asked what profession awaits them, the two most common are drug dealing and contract killing.
  • The Federal Police seize power in Rajlovac, Reljevo, Dobrovci, Ahatovici, Nedjarici, and the neighborhood around the airport.

Video Oral History