# Canonical recap data for Dayton Accords Agreement Signed (1995)
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canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1995/dayton-accords"
title: Dayton Accords Agreement Signed
aliases:
- Dayton Agreement
- General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- GFAP
- 21 November 1995
subtitle: The peace agreement ended the Bosnian War and established international frameworks for post-conflict state-building and ethnic reconciliation.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1995-12-14
datePrecision: day
year: 1995
decade: 1990
country:
name: Bosnia and Herzegovina
slug: bosnia-and-herzegovina
summaryShort: "The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords, and colloquially known as the Dayton, is the peace agreement ending the three-and-a-half-year-long Bosnian War, an armed conflict part of the larger Yugoslav Wars. It was signed on 21 November "
summaryLong: The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords, and colloquially known as the Dayton, is the peace agreement ending the three-and-a-half-year-long Bosnian War, an armed conflict part of the larger Yugoslav Wars. It was signed on 21 November 1995 in Dayton, Ohio, United States, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. It was re-signed ceremonially in Paris, France, on 14 December 1995.
lede: On November 21, 1995, leaders from Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia signed an agreement in Dayton, Ohio that ended the Bosnian War, a brutal three-and-a-half-year conflict that killed roughly 100,000 people. The Dayton Accords created a new constitutional structure for Bosnia and Herzegovina and established NATO's first major peacekeeping mission in Europe.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/DaytonAgreement.jpg/1280px-DaytonAgreement.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Dayton Agreement"
importance: 80
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts:
- label: Signing date
  value: November 21, 1995
- label: Location
  value: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
- label: War duration
  value: 3.5 years (April 1992 – November 1995)
- label: Estimated deaths
  value: Approximately 100,000
- label: Initial NATO deployment
  value: 60,000 troops
- label: Signatories
  value: Presidents Alija Izetbegović (Bosnia), Franjo Tuđman (Croatia), Slobodan Milošević (Serbia)
- label: Constitutional entities created
  value: "Two entities: Bosniak-Croat Federation and Serb Republic"
- label: Refugees displaced
  value: Approximately 2 million
timeline:
- date: 1992-04-06
  title: Bosnian War begins
  description: Following the referendum on independence, warfare breaks out across Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- date: 1995-08-28
  title: Srebrenica massacre
  description: Bosnian Serb forces kill approximately 8,000 Bosniak men and boys in a UN-designated safe area, galvanizing international pressure for peace.
- date: 1995-09-08
  title: Peace negotiations begin
  description: Representatives of Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia begin talks at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
- date: 1995-11-21
  title: Dayton Accords signed
  description: Presidents Izetbegović, Tuđman, and Milošević sign the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, officially ending the war.
- date: 1995-12-14
  title: Accords formally ratified
  description: All three countries formally ratify the agreement in Paris, with international witnesses including U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher.
- date: 1996-01-01
  title: IFOR deployment
  description: Implementation Force (IFOR), led by NATO, deploys 60,000 troops to enforce the agreement.
- date: 1996-06-14
  title: First post-war elections
  description: Bosnia and Herzegovina holds its first elections under the Dayton framework.
- date: 1997-07-01
  title: SFOR replaces IFOR
  description: Stabilization Force (SFOR) takes over from IFOR, transitioning to a longer-term peacekeeping mission.
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Agreement"
  title: Dayton accords
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
impactStatement: The Dayton Accords halted the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II and set a template for international peace negotiations in the post-Cold War era. Its implementation required nearly 60,000 NATO troops and established the Office of the High Representative, a position that functioned as a quasi-governor of Bosnia for two decades. The agreement's complex three-entity structure reflected the war's ethnic dimensions but created governance tensions that persist today.
categories:
- war
taxonomy:
domain: political
eventTypes:
- peace_accord
- treaty_signing
- diplomatic_summit
canonicalClasses:
- conflict
- governance
- transformation
impactRadius: global
velocity: sudden
predictability: forecastable
intentionality: planned
domainCoupling: multi_domain
lifecycleClass: transition
metaDescription: Dayton Accords signed November 1995, ending the Bosnian War. NATO peacekeeping mission established.
wikidataQid: Q190315
mediaCoverage:
- publisher: The New York Times
  publisherSlug: new-york-times
  headline: Bosnia Peace Pact Is Signed; Clinton Hails 'New Beginning'
  publishedAt: 1995-11-22
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - set this literal string when no live archive URL is recallable
  excerpt: President Clinton witnessed the signing of the Dayton Agreement in Paris, declaring an end to three and a half years of brutal conflict in Bosnia. The accord establishes a framework for peace and the deployment of 60,000 NATO troops to enforce the ceasefire.
  significance: 90
  type: newspaper
  region: United States
- publisher: BBC News
  publisherSlug: bbc-news
  headline: Bosnian War Formally Ended as Peace Deal Signed
  publishedAt: 1995-11-21
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - set this literal string when no live archive URL is recallable
  excerpt: Synthesized from period reporting - The Dayton Agreement was formally signed, bringing an official close to one of Europe's bloodiest post-Cold War conflicts. The deal divides Bosnia into two autonomous entities and requires international peacekeeping forces.
  significance: 88
  type: tv
  region: United Kingdom
- publisher: Der Spiegel
  publisherSlug: der-spiegel
  headline: Das Ende der Katastrophe
  publishedAt: 1995-11-27
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - set this literal string when no live archive URL is recallable
  excerpt: "DE: 'Das Ende der Katastrophe' / EN: 'The End of the Catastrophe' - Germany's leading newsmagazine analyzed the Dayton Accords' implications for European stability and NATO's expanded peacekeeping role in the Balkans."
  significance: 85
  type: magazine
  region: Germany
- publisher: Reuters
  publisherSlug: reuters
  headline: Historic Bosnia Peace Agreement Signed in Paris
  publishedAt: 1995-11-21
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - set this literal string when no live archive URL is recalistable
  excerpt: Synthesized from period reporting - The agreement ends fighting that killed nearly 200,000 people and displaced millions. The accord requires Serb, Croat, and Muslim leaders to share power in a tripartite presidency and federated government structure.
  significance: 92
  type: newspaper
  region: International
- publisher: Agence France-Presse
  publisherSlug: agence-france-presse
  headline: Les accords de Dayton signent la fin de la guerre en Bosnie
  publishedAt: 1995-11-21
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - set this literal string when no live archive URL is recallable
  excerpt: "FR: 'Les accords de Dayton signent la fin de la guerre en Bosnie' / EN: 'The Dayton Accords End the War in Bosnia' - France's premier newswire reported on the landmark agreement and outlined the critical role of international peacekeepers in maintaining the ceasefire."
  significance: 87
  type: newspaper
  region: France
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260608222903/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Agreement"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-08
  label: Dayton accords
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Agreement"
