Bosnia and Herzegovina–Canada relations
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Bosnia and Herzegovina and Canada established bilateral relations in 1992. Bosnia and Herzegovina has an embassy in Ottawa. Canada has a non resident ambassador in Budapest.
Peacekeeping
[edit]Since 1992, more than 40,000 Canadians have served in Bosnia-Herzegovina in Operation Harmony for the United Nations and in Operation Palladium for NATO. 25 Canadians have lost their lives while serving in Bosnia-Herzegovina[1]
In 1992, more than 1,500 Canadian troops were sent to act as peacekeepers in the Bosnian War.[2] As of the fall of 1999, about 1,300 Canadian troops remained in Bosnia-Herzegovina as part of the NATO-led Operation Joint Endeavour, designed to enforce the Dayton Peace Accord of 1995.[3]
Diaspora
[edit]According to the 2016 Canadian Census, there were over 38,000 people in Canada who identified as having Bosnian ancestry. [4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Canadian operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina". 2005-09-26. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ "25 years after the Bosnian War, a survivor brings solace to the peacekeepers haunted by helplessness". CBC Radio One. 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ Gammer, Nicholas (2001). From Peacekeeping to Peacemaking: Canada’s Response to the Yugoslav Crisis. McGill-Queen’s University Press.
- ^ "Statistics Canada. (2017). 2016 Census of Population: Immigration, Ethnic Diversity and Languages". 29 November 2017.
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