2018 in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Events in the year 2018 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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See also:	Other events of 2018 Timeline of Bosnian and Herzegovinian history

Incumbents

• President – Bakir Izetbegović, Mladen Ivanić, and Dragan Čović (until November 20) Milorad Dodik, Šefik Džaferović and Željko Komšić (from November 20)
• Prime Minister – Denis Zvizdić

Events

April

• 23 April – Radovan Karadžić starts his appeal against his conviction for genocide and other wartime crimes at the UN court at The Hague.[1]
• 24 April – Italian police arrest a Bosnian driver driving a van loaded with weapons bound for Barcelona.[2]

May

• 8 May – Bosnian prosecutors appeal the acquittal of Naser Orić, former commander of the Bosnian Army in Srebrenica, who was accused of killing Serb prisoners.[3]

October

• 7 October – General elections were held in the country for the national Presidency, House of Representatives, and government positions in Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Milorad Dodik, Šefik Džaferović and Željko Komšić won the presidential posts.[4][5]

November

• 21 November – Kosovo puts a 100% trade tariff on all goods imported from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. The European Union says this is a "clear violation" of the Central European Free Trade Agreement.[6]

Deaths

Marijan Beneš

• 18 February – Nazif Mujić, actor (b. 1970).[7]

• 3 March – Sabit Hadžić, basketball player and coach (b. 1957).[8][9]

• 30 March – Sabahudin Kurt, folk and pop singer (b. 1935).[10]

• 4 August – Marijan Beneš, boxer (b. 1951).[11]

References

1. "Radovan Karadzic Appeals 'Unjust' Genocide Conviction". Balkan Insight. 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
2. "Italian police arrest a Bosnian driver driving a van loaded with weapons bound for Barcelona". offstream.news. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
3. "Bosnia Prosecution Appeals Naser Oric War Crimes Acquittal". Balkan Insight. 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
4. Maja Sahadžic (2009) The Electoral System of Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Short Review of Political Matter and/or Technical Perplexion Contemporary Issues, Vol. 2, No. 1
5. Ivković, Aleksandar (2018-10-16). "Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Who won and what it means for the future?". European Western Balkans. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
6. "Kosovo hits Serbia with 100% trade tariffs". BBC News. 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
7. AFP (19 February 2018). "Bosnian Roma actor Nazif Mujic dies aged 48". Gulf News. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
8. "Umro Sabit Hadžić". oslobodjenje.ba (in Croatian). 3 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
9. "Sabit Hadžić". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
10. Pelešević, Elvir. "Sabahudin Kurt, former Eurovision contenstant for Yugoslavia, dies at age 82". eurovisionary.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
11. Yugoslav Boxing Legend Marijan Benes Dies