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| 1998, Sept. 12–13 |
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| Elections to two-year terms were held for the various government institutions, including the Muslim-Croat Federation, the Serb Republic, the three-member presidency, the Chamber of Representatives, and the Chamber of Peoples. The new executive authority was shared by Zivko Radisic, Alija Izetbegovic, and Ante Jelavic. Hardliners won out over more moderate candidates, and Nicola Poplasen became the new president of the Serb Republic. The Coalition for a Unified and Democratic Bosnia-Herzegovina won the most support in the Chamber of Representatives, and Milorad Dodik remained prime minister. | 1 |
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| 1999, March 5 |
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| On the same day that the president of the Serb Republic, Poplasen, was deposed, a Western “arbitrator” passed control of the strategically important town of Bracko to the Muslim-Croat Federation. These circumstances resulted in the effective withdrawal of the Serb Republic from Bosnia-Herzegovina. As tensions heightened in the region, NATO considered postponing its plans to reduce the number of occupying troops in the year 2000. | 2 |
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| 2000, April |
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| Local elections resulted in victories for many of the national parties that had been in power before NATO intervened in Bosnia-Herzegovina. In view of that development, a reduction from 30,000 to 21,000 troops was considered less likely for NATO forces in the near future. | 3 |
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