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Republika Srpska is not national entity of Serbs, but all people that live in Bosnia; indeed it was their intention, when Serb army commited genocide, but constition has been changed since then...
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A selection of prominent [[Serbs]] from [[Bosnia]] include the historical rulers like [[Ban (title)|Ban]] [[Stephen II Kotromanić|Stephen II]] and [[King]] [[Tvrtko|Tvrtko I]] of the [[House of Kotromanić|House of Kotroman]] or [[Ottoman]] [[Grand Vizier]] [[Mehmed Pasha Sokolović]], the writers [[Jovan Dučić]], [[Petar Kočić]], [[Branko Ćopić]], [[Aleksa Šantić]] and [[Meša Selimović]] as well as [[Nobel prize]]-winner [[Ivo Andrić]], the painter [[Kosta Hakman]], the historian [[Vladimir Ćorović]], musicians [[Zdravko Čolić]], [[Nenad Janković]] and [[Duško Trifunović]] and the filmmaker [[Emir Kusturica]]. [[Luka Vukalović]] raised an uprising to free [[Bosnia]] of [[Ottoman]] rule. The revolutionary democrate of the late 1990s Yugoslavia, [[Zoran Đinđić]] was from Bosnia, as is the current [[President of Serbia]], [[Boris Tadić]]. [[Karl Malden]], an Oscar-winning [[United States|American]] actor's father is from [[Bileća]]. [[Gavrilo_Princip]]

A selection of prominent [[Serbs]] from [[Bosnia]] include the historical rulers like [[Ban (title)|Ban]] [[Stephen II Kotromanić|Stephen II]]{{fact}} and [[King]] [[Tvrtko|Tvrtko I]]{{fact}} of the [[House of Kotromanić|House of Kotroman]] or [[Ottoman]] [[Grand Vizier]] [[Mehmed Pasha Sokolović]]{{fact}}, the writers [[Jovan Dučić]], [[Petar Kočić]], [[Branko Ćopić]], [[Aleksa Šantić]] and [[Meša Selimović]], the painter [[Kosta Hakman]], the historian [[Vladimir Ćorović]], musicians [[Zdravko Čolić]], [[Nenad Janković]] and [[Duško Trifunović]] and the filmmaker [[Emir Kusturica]]. [[Luka Vukalović]] raised an uprising to free [[Bosnia]] of [[Ottoman]] rule. The revolutionary democrate of the late 1990s Yugoslavia, [[Zoran Đinđić]] was from Bosnia, as is the current [[President of Serbia]], [[Boris Tadić]]. [[Karl Malden]], an Oscar-winning [[United States|American]] actor's father is from [[Bileća]]. [[Gavrilo_Princip]]


The [[Montenegro|Montenegrin]] [[House of Petrović|House of Njegoš]] former ruling dynasty are from [[Herzegovina]] and [[Bosnia]] by origin{{fact}}.
The [[Montenegro|Montenegrin]] [[House of Petrović|House of Njegoš]] former ruling dynasty are from [[Herzegovina]] and [[Bosnia]] by origin{{fact}}.

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Serbs (Serbian: Срби/Srbi) are one of the three constitutional nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the Republika Srpska (one of the two territorieal entities of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina).

Population

File:Bosnian-Serbs.jpg
Territorial distribution of Serbs in the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina according to the 1981 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia population census.

There are 1,479,930 Serbs according in BiH, where they form 37.1% of the total population of Bosnia and Herzegovina; living mostly in the Serbian Republic and in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Serbs are territorially the most widespread nation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Culture

Contribution to humanity

A selection of prominent Serbs from Bosnia include the historical rulers like Ban Stephen II and King Tvrtko I of the House of Kotroman or Ottoman Grand Vizier Mehmed Pasha Sokolović, the writers Jovan Dučić, Petar Kočić, Branko Ćopić, Aleksa Šantić and Meša Selimović as well as Nobel prize-winner Ivo Andrić, the painter Kosta Hakman, the historian Vladimir Ćorović, musicians Zdravko Čolić, Nenad Janković and Duško Trifunović and the filmmaker Emir Kusturica. Luka Vukalović raised an uprising to free Bosnia of Ottoman rule. The revolutionary democrate of the late 1990s Yugoslavia, Zoran Đinđić was from Bosnia, as is the current President of Serbia, Boris Tadić. Karl Malden, an Oscar-winning American actor's father is from Bileća. Gavrilo_Princip

The Montenegrin House of Njegoš former ruling dynasty are from Herzegovina and Bosnia by origin[citation needed].

Name

History

Subgroups

The subgroups of Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina are commonly based on regional affiliation. Some of the major subgroups of them include: Krajišniks, Semberians, Bosnians, Herzegovinians.

Herzegovinian clans

Some of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Serbs, mostly living in Herzegovina are organised in clans. The Herzegovinain clans are:

  • Grahovo
  • Rudine
    • Bijele Nikšićke Rudine
    • Oputne Rudine
    • Bilećke Rudine
    • Banjani
  • Lukovo
  • Nikšićka Župa
  • Gornje Polje
  • Drobnjak
    • Uskoci
    • Jezera
    • Korito
  • Šaranci
  • Piva
    • Planina
    • Župa
  • Golija
  • Gacko
  • Zupci

See also