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Which 1990s armed conflict was formally ended by the Dayton Peace Agreement, negotiated in Ohio and signed in Paris in 1995?
Answer
Bosnian War
The Dayton Accords ended nearly four years of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and established the country's current governmental structure.
💡 Did you know?
Negotiators were intentionally isolated at a U.S. Air Force base for three weeks with minimal outside contact, which many historians credit with producing the breakthrough.
Other options people guess
- Kosovo War
- First Chechen War
- Rwandan Civil War
Topics
- 1990s
- balkans
- treaties
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