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947: 375: 36: 329:, became the first female leader of any Serb entity in history. She soon came into conflict with Krajišnik and Karadžić, who, even after retiring from all state and party duties, remained very influential. The conflict was primarily on the line of formal and informal power, but also the transition from wartime to peacetime conditions. The antagonisms between the eastern and western parts of Republika Srpska and the issue of the capital, which was moved from the war location in 247: 348:, was dissolved on 3 July 1997 by Republika Srpska president Biljana Plavšić. The Assembly did not accept that dissolution and continued its work by passing acts that would later be annulled. The Assembly voted on 5 July to strip Plavšić of her powers and transfer them to the supreme defence council. Plavšić, meanwhile, met with US special envoy for the 414:
peacekeepers maintained control throughout the attempted coup. He also said that the SFOR confiscated dozens of weapons from Momčilo Krajišnik's bodyguards who were trapped in the Banja Luka's Hotel Bosnia by a pro-Plavšic crowd. In total, 37 weapons were confiscated including 22 long-barrel weapons.
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forces and international police officials discovered significant wiretapping, arms caches, and terrorist apparatus in police headquarters in Banja Luka. He said this second coup attempt was disguised as a political rally in Plavšić's stronghold. But Foley told reporters, in reality, the rally was an
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also accused Bosnian Serb hardliners of staging a "second coup attempt" against Plavšić. They said that aides to indicted war criminal Radovan Karadžić dispatched hundreds of armed loyalists to confront their rivals under the guise of a political rally. State Department spokesman
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elected Milorad Dodik as Prime Minister, even though his party had only two MPs at the time. Plavšić and Dodik had the support of the United States for carrying reforms and expulsion from the political life of then-suspected war criminals, including
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One policeman was shot as NATO troops prevented over 50 busloads of Karadžić loyalists from reaching the rally in Banja Luka. Only about 150 people ended up attending the anti-Plavšić demonstration. A spokesman for the
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was divided, the eastern part supported Krajišnik and the majority of the SDS, while the western part supported Plavšić. Riots broke out in Banja Luka in September, with protesters allegedly trying to take over the
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said the coup attempt would not affect elections in the region. Lieutenant-colonel Mike Wright, spokesman for the NATO-led international
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ministers in the hotel, including Krajišnik, initially refused to be evacuated. They were eventually taken to a NATO base. The
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said an earlier coup attempt occurred several weeks before the Banja Luka protests when
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In the extraordinary parliamentary elections in 1997, the united opposition led by the
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in Banja Luka and continued solidifying her support from the international community.
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In the spring of 1997, Republika Srpska entered a state of political crisis. The
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to Banja Luka, a move which caused outrage among her former colleagues from the
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separated into two parts: The northern part of the entity was led by president
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as well. However, in September 1999, Poplašen was removed from office by the
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was caused by a political conflict between the reformist faction led by the
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on 25 September in an attempt to resolve the crisis.
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Index

Bosnian War

Biljana Plavšić
Banja Luka
Pale
SDS
Republika Srpska
President
SNSD
SNS
Police
Government
National Assembly
SDS
SRS RS
Police
Biljana Plavšić
Milorad Dodik
Madeleine Albright
Radovan Karadžić
Momčilo Krajišnik
Gojko Kličković
Dragan Kalinić
Dragan Kijac
President of Republika Srpska
Biljana Plavšić
Radovan Karadžić
Serb Democratic Party

Republika Srpska

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