Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Herzegovina Српска аутономна област Херцеговина Srpska autonomna oblast Hercegovina | |||||||||
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| 1991–1992 | |||||||||
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| Status | Self-proclaimed entity | ||||||||
| Capital | Trebinje 42°42′43″N 18°20′46″E / 42.71194°N 18.34611°E | ||||||||
| Government | Provisional government | ||||||||
| Historical era | Breakup of Yugoslavia | ||||||||
• Established | 1991 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1992 | ||||||||
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The SAO of Herzegovina (Serbian: Српска аутономна област Херцеговина, Srpska autonomna oblast Hercegovina) was a self-proclaimed Serbian Autonomous Oblast within today's Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was proclaimed by the Assembly of the Association of Municipalities of Bosnian Krajina in 1991[1] and was subsequently included into Republika Srpska. SAO Herzegovina was located in the geographical region of Herzegovina. It was also known as SAO Eastern Herzegovina (SAO Istočna Hercegovina / САО Источна Херцеговина).[citation needed]
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