KOVAČEVIĆ: CELEBRATING OUR DAY, OUR REPUBLIKA SRPSKA!

BANJA LUKA, JANUARY 9 /SRNA/ – Happy Republika Srpska Day, our Day, said Radovan Kovačević, Serb delegate in the House of Peoples of the BiH Parliamentary Assembly.

"A holiday of peace, life, freedom, and gathering. A holiday for all citizens of Srpska, for everyone living in it and respecting its laws and institutions. May our Republic grow stronger, more free, more prosperous, better, and more modern," Kovačević said.

January 9 is celebrated as Republika Srpska Day because Republika Srpska was established on that date in 1992 under its original name, the Republic of the Serb People in BiH.

Republika Srpska was founded by Serb deputies in the then Assembly of BiH after they were outvoted on key issues concerning the survival of Yugoslavia, while representatives of the other two peoples moved toward secession against the will of the Serbs, who held the status of a constituent people.

The name Republic of the Serb People in BiH was used until February 28, 1992, and the proclamation of the first Constitution, when it was replaced by the Serb Republic of BiH, which remained in use until August 12, 1992, when the name Serb Republic was introduced. That name was replaced in September 1992 with the current one - Republika Srpska.