egov ina ▁decl ares ▁independence . ▁Bos n ian ▁War ▁begins . ▁The ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Sar aje vo ▁begins . ▁Bos n ian ▁Ser b ▁forces ▁mounted ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Sar aje vo ▁resulting ▁in ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁killed ▁by ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁proc laimed , ▁consisting ▁of ▁Ser bia ▁and ▁Mont en eg ro , ▁the ▁only ▁two ▁remaining ▁republic s . ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Y ug oslav ▁army ▁retre ats ▁from ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina , ▁leaving ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁arm ory ▁to ▁Bos n ian ▁Ser bs . ▁Military ▁personnel ▁who ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁retain ▁ranks ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁founded ▁V RS . ▁United ▁Nations ▁imp ose ▁san ctions ▁against ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁and ▁accepts ▁Sloven ia , ▁Cro atia ▁and ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁as ▁members . ▁Summer ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Bos n ian ▁Ser bs ▁gain ▁control ▁of ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁territory ▁of ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina . ▁H undred s ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁refuge es ▁result ▁from ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁large ▁port ions ▁of ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁are ▁eth n ically ▁cle ans ed ▁of ▁non - Ser bs . ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Ser bia ▁elect s ▁S lob od an ▁Mil o še vić ▁as ▁a ▁president ▁for ▁the