PLEBISCITE ON REMAINING IN YUGOSLAVIA

BIJELJINA, NOVEMBER 9 /SRNA/ – On this day in 1991, the Serb people in BiH held a plebiscite in which an overwhelming majority of Serbs voted to remain in Yugoslavia.

The question on the ballot was: "Do you agree with the decision of the Assembly of the Serb People in BiH of October 24, 1991, that the Serb people remain in the joint state of Yugoslavia, together with Serbia, Montenegro, SAO Krajina, SAO Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srem, and others who declare themselves in favor of remaining?"

According to figures released by the organizers, about 85 percent of eligible voters turned out, and 98 percent of them voted to remain.

However, the Muslim-Croat coalition of the time held an unconstitutional referendum and voted for BiH's independence, although the turnout was insufficient.

Before the war, nearly 1.4 million Serbs lived in BiH.