SAO Herzegovina
Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Herzegovina Српска аутономна област Херцеговина Srpska autonomna oblast Hercegovina | |||||||||
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| 1991–1992 | |||||||||
| Status | Self-proclaimed entity | ||||||||
| Capital | Trebinje 42°42′43″N 18°20′46″E / 42.71194°N 18.34611°E | ||||||||
| Government | Provisional government | ||||||||
| Historical era | Breakup of Yugoslavia | ||||||||
• Established | 1991 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1992 | ||||||||
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The SAO of Herzegovina (Serbian: Српска аутономна област Херцеговина, Srpska autonomna oblast Hercegovina) was a self-proclaimed Serbian Autonomous Oblast within today's Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was proclaimed by the Assembly of the Association of Municipalities of Bosnian Krajina in 1991 and was subsequently included into Republika Srpska. SAO Herzegovina was located in the geographical region of Herzegovina. It was also known as SAO Eastern Herzegovina (SAO Istočna Hercegovina / САО Источна Херцеговина).