Presidency of The Early Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
When the country declared independence in 1992, the Presidency consisted of:
- two Bosniak members - Alija Izetbegović and Fikret Abdić
- two Serb members - Biljana Plavšić and Nikola Koljević
- two Croat members - Stjepan Kljujić and Franjo Boras
- one other member - Ejup Ganić
Over the course of the Bosnian war, the Presidency underwent several changes: the Serb members Plavšić and Koljević, as well as the Croat member Boras, left the Presidency early on and were replaced by Nenad Kecmanović, Mirko Pejanović and Ivo Komšić, respectively. Kecmanović soon also left, and was replaced by Tatjana Ljujić-Mijatović. After a while, Abdić was replaced with Nijaz Duraković.
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