a drought in 1949, the peasants of Yugoslavia were unable to meet unrealistic quotas set by their government and were punished. The revolt that followed the drought resulted in the killings and persecution of those who organized the uprising, but also many innocent civilians. It was the only peasant rebellion in the history of Cold War Europe. Agrokomerc In era of Yugoslav socialism the town became the headquarters of Agrokomerc, one of the biggest food companies in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The company started as a single food producing farm and grew to an estimated 13,000 employees at its peak of production. Agrokomerc turned Velika Kladuša and the surrounding regions from one of the poorest in Yugoslavia to one of the richest. Velika Kladuša was at one point called "the Switzerland of Yugoslavia" due to its small size but great wealth. At other points it was called "the Cayman Islands of the Balkans". Yugoslav Wars and the post-war years During the war in Yugoslavia, Agrokomerc still continued to operate as it produced all types of food bound for Zagreb, Belgrade and other places. Agrokomerc worked with international companies as far away as Ecuador, Colombia, Germany and Brazil. Today Agrokomerc still works but at a smaller capacity than before the war. It is often changing directors and is currently without one. During the Bosnian War (1992–1995), the town was the capital of the self-declared Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia. The seat of the government was at the Stari Grad Castle, which had defense forces guarding it throughout the day and night. The city itself did not suffer much damage as it was mostly spared of large fighting. Following the end of the Bosnian War, the town was the home of the Czech helicopter unit and Canadian Forces NATO camp supporting the IFOR and SFOR peacemaking missions from 1995 to 2004. Demographics 2013 According to the 2013 census the municipality of Velika Kladuša had 40,419 residents, including: 32,561 Bosniaks (98.07%) 636 Croats (1.57%) 146 Serbs (0.36%) Religion According to the 2013 census the religious makeup of Velika Kladuša includes: 32,561 Islam (98.07%) 636 Catholic (1.57%) 146 Orthodox (0.36%) Sports Local football club Krajišnik have spent a few seasons in the second tier of Bosnia and Herzegovina's football pyramid. Notable people Baggio Husidić, footballer Husein Miljković, military Fikret Abdić, former president, mayor See also Bosanska Krajina References External links Official site