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NY K00967
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/24/2026
Primary Sponsor
Marianne Buttenschon
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AI Summary
- Commemorates the 34th Anniversary of Bosnia and Herzegovina's independence on March 1, 2026, known locally as "Dan nezavisnosti"
- Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence following a referendum on February 29-March 1, 1992, where 99.7% of participating voters supported independence (most Serbs boycotted)
- Between 1992 and 2007, the U.S. State Department resettled 131,000 Bosnian refugees, including 8,000 in Utica, New York
- The 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement ended the post-independence war and divided Bosnia into two entities: the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska
- Resolution recognizes Bosnian contributions to New York's cultural diversity and honors victims who died in the quest for independence
Legislative Description
Commemorating the 34th Anniversary of the Independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sunday, March 1, 2026
Last Action
adopted
2/24/2026
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