SAO Bosanska Krajina

Serbian Autonomous Oblast
of Bosanska Krajina
Српска аутономна област Босанска Крајина
Srpska autonomna oblast Bosanska Krajina
1991–1992
Flag of SAO Bosanska Krajina
Location of SAO Bosanska Krajina
StatusSelf-proclaimed entity
CapitalBanja Luka
44°46′N 17°11′E / 44.767°N 17.183°E / 44.767; 17.183
GovernmentProvisional government
Historical eraBreakup of Yugoslavia
• Established
1991
• Disestablished
1992
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republika Srpska (1992–95)

The Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Bosanska Krajina (Serbian: Српска aутономна област Босанска Крајина, romanizedSrpska autonomna oblast Bosanska Krajina) was a self-proclaimed Serbian Autonomous Oblast within today's Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was sometimes called the Autonomous Oblast of Krajina, or the Autonomous Region of Krajina (ARK).[1] SAO Bosanska Krajina was located in the geographical region named Bosanska Krajina. Its capital was Banja Luka.[2] The region was subsequently included in Republika Srpska.