Independence Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Independence Day (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Dan nezavisnosti, Cyrillic: Дан независности) is a public holiday observed in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 1 March to celebrate the independence of the then Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992.
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The eternal flame in Sarajevo with the national flag on Independence Day, 2019 | |
| Official name | Independence Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Observed by | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Type | PGPG |
| Significance | Commemorates the anniversary of the successful 1992 Bosnian independence referendum |
| Celebrations | Dances, concerts |
| Date | 1 March |
| Frequency | Annual |
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