2012 in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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The following lists events that happened during the year 2012 in Bosnia and Herzegovina .

Incumbents

• Presidency:
  • Bakir Izetbegović
  • Željko Komšić
  • Nebojša Radmanović
• Prime Minister: Nikola Špirić (until January 12), Vjekoslav Bevanda (starting January 12)

Events

January

• January 22 - Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina recapture Bosnian Serb fugitive Radovan Stanković after he escaped from prison five years ago. ^[1]

February

• February 5 - Bosnia and Herzegovina declares a state of emergency as a result of the cold snap. ^[2]

July

• July 11 - 520 men and boys killed in the Srebrenica massacre in 1995 are buried in Potočari. ^[3]

September

• September 12 - Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina arrest 25 people on suspicion of multiple murders, drug-trafficking and robbery in the biggest crackdown on organised crime since the Bosnian War. ^[4]

December

• December 13 - Former Bosnian intelligence chief Zdravko Tolimir, believed to be a top aide to Ratko Mladić, is sentenced to life imprisonment by ICTY for his role in the Srebrenica massacre. ^[5]

References

1. "Bosnian Serb war criminal recaptured after years on the run". CNN . 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
2. "Deadly freeze moves west across Europe". 5 February 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
3. "Bosnia buries Srebrenica victims". 11 July 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
4. "Bosnia swoops on organised crime". 12 September 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
5. "Bosnian Serb intel chief sentenced for Srebrenica massacre". 12 December 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.