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Siege of Sarajevo was the longest siege in modern history. On April 5, 1992, on days that coincide with the proclamation of independence of Bosnia-Herzegovina, a war in that country. Force-dominated Yugoslav People’s ethnic Serbs had surrounded Sarajevo and tried to occupy the center of the city to dump the official government and attempt a coup in hopes of forcing Bosnia and Herzegovina surrender. Broken street attack and together with the defenders of the city, government forces managed to repulse the Yugoslav People’s Army who later did the bombing of Sarajevo during the siege of the total that occurred during 1417 days, which makes the siege of Sarajevo was the longest since the Siege of Leningrad in World War II. Between 10000-19000 Sarajevo residents were killed, made up of 1621 infants up to age 14 years.

   1. 5 April 1992 is the date of the first attack to Sarajevo by a Yugoslav People’s Army and Serbian paramilitary forces and is considered as the beginning of the siege of Sarajevo. However, in early March 1992, barricades and armed gunman began appearing on the streets of Sarajevo.
   2. February 29, 1996 was the official end of the siege as indicated by the Bosnian government. The war ended with the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords on November 21, 1995 and the Paris Protocol on 14 December 1995. The reason was not stated expiration of the siege is because Serbia has not implemented the Dayton Peace Agreement which asked them to withdraw from the area in the north and west of Sarajevo and other parts of the city. Serbia also violated the Dayton Agreement with rocket-propelled grenades fired on a tram in Sarajevo on January 9, 1996, killing one people and injuring 19 people.