Ljubuški

Ljubuški
Ljubuški; Љубушки
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Location of Ljubuški within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
	; Ljubuški Location of Ljubuški
	Coordinates: 43°12′N 17°33′E / 43.2°N 17.55°E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Government
- Municipality president	Nevenko Barbarić (HDZ BiH)
	Area
- Total	289 km2 (111.6 sq mi)
	Population (1991 census)
- Total	20,000
- Density	98/km2 (253.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	+387 39
Website	http://www.ljubuski.ba

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Ljubuški is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the western part of Herzegovina.

[edit] Demographics

[edit] 1971

28.269 total

Croats - 26.198 (92,67%)
Muslims by nationality - 1.812 (6,40%)
Serbs - 118 (0,41%)
Yugoslavs - 49 (0,17%)
others - 92 (0,35%)

[edit] 1991

In the 1991 census, the municipality of Ljubuški had a population of 28,340, of which 26,127 were Croats (92.1%), 1,592 Muslims by nationality (5.6%), 227 Yugoslavs (0.8%), 65 Serbs (0.2%), and 329 others (1.1%). The town of Ljubuški had 7,407 residents: 75% Croats, 20% Muslims by nationality, 3% Yugoslavs, 1% Serbs and 1% others.

[edit] History

The town was first time mentioned in 1444. The name Ljubuški originates from an ancient Slavic name Libusa who used to be the first wife of the then ruler of Herzegovina Herzeg Stjepan.

[edit] Yugoslav Wars

Main article: Yugoslav Wars

During the Bosnian War, Ljubuški served as the headquarters of the Croatian Defence Forces.

Branimir Glavaš, a Croatian Major General during the Croatian war of independence was found guilty of torture and murder of Serbian civilians in Osijek, and sentenced to 10 years in prison. However, Vladimir Šišljagić, the leader of HDSSB, the political party Glavaš founded when he left HDZ, showed up in court instead of him and stated that he was "in a safe place". Glavaš fled the country, reportedly to Ljubuški, and it is suspected he had procured citizenship in Bosnia-Herzegovina. His supporters also distributed a 5-minute video he recorded, explaining his decision to flee.