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Srebrenica

2020 JUL 15

Preliminary   > World History   >   Colonisation and De-colonisation   >   Events and functions

IN NEWS:

  • 2020 marks the 25th year of Srebrenica massacre also known as Srebrenica genocide.

ABOUT SREBRENICA:

  • Srebrenica is a town located in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • It is infamous for the Srebrenica massacre in July 1995 when more than 8,000 Bosniaks were killed here during the Bosnian War, mainly by Serbia supported militias.
  • It was subsequently designated as an act of genocide by the International Court of Justice.

                                             

PRELIMS QUESTION:

Q. ‘Srebrenica’, a town seen in recent news, is located in:

  1. Romania
  2. Slovenia
  3. Croatia
  4. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Answer to Prelims question