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R&D from Prepd: Bosnian Reconciliation

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This R&D provides resources on Bosnian reconciliation.  The nation suffered a brutal war between 1992 and 1995 between Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs and today there is an uneasy sharing of power between Catholic Croats, Orthodox Serbs, and Muslim Bosniaks.  Nationalist tensions continue to tear at the country and Pope Francis visited last week in an effort to preach ethnic and religious harmony.  He told younger audience members to pursue peace over war and to live lives of integrity and honesty.

R&D from Prepd: Bosnian Riots

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This R&D provides resources about rioting in Bosnia, which has been caused by high levels of government corruption and a 40% national unemployment rate. The violence is the worst that Bosnia has seen in two decades. The unrest has caused the sitting Bosnian government to propose snap elections.

 

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