Olga Sučić
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Olga Sučić was a Croat
who is considered along with Suada Dilberović
to be the first Bosnian casualties of the Bosnian War
.
100,000 people of all nationalities turned out for a peace rally in Sarajevo
. Serb
snipers in a Holiday Inn
hotel under the control of the Serbian Democratic Party in the heart of Sarajevo
opened fire on the crowd killing 6 people and wounding several more. An ethnic Bosniak woman Suada Dilberović
and Olga Sučić were in the first rows, protesting on the Vrbanja bridge
at the time. The bridge on which Sučić and Dilberović
were killed was renamed in their honor. Six Serb snipers were arrested, but were exchanged when the Serbs threatened to kill the commandant of the Bosnian police academy who was captured the previous day, after the Serbs took over the academy and arrested him.
It is disputed between Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs who the first casualties of the Bosnian war
are. Bosniaks and Croats consider the first casualties of the war to be Suada Dilberović and Olga Sučić. Serbs consider Nikola Gardović, a groom's father who was killed at a Serb wedding procession on the second day of the referendum, on March 1, 1992 in Sarajevo's old town Baščaršija
, to be the first victim of the war.
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
who is considered along with Suada Dilberović
Suada Dilberovic
Suada Dilberović was a Bosniak medical student at the University of Sarajevo who is considered along with Olga Sučić to be the first casualties of the Bosnian War.-Background:...
to be the first Bosnian casualties of the Bosnian War
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
.
Death
On April 5, 1992, in response to events all over Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
100,000 people of all nationalities turned out for a peace rally in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
. Serb
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
snipers in a Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn is a brand of hotels, formally a economy motel chain, forming part of the British InterContinental Hotels Group . It is one of the world's largest hotel chains with 238,440 bedrooms and 1,301 hotels globally. There are currently 5 hotels in the pipeline...
hotel under the control of the Serbian Democratic Party in the heart of Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
opened fire on the crowd killing 6 people and wounding several more. An ethnic Bosniak woman Suada Dilberović
Suada Dilberovic
Suada Dilberović was a Bosniak medical student at the University of Sarajevo who is considered along with Olga Sučić to be the first casualties of the Bosnian War.-Background:...
and Olga Sučić were in the first rows, protesting on the Vrbanja bridge
Vrbanja bridge
Vrbanja bridge is the old name of the Suada Dilberović and Olga Sučić bridge in Sarajevo. The name of the bridge was changed after Suada Dilberović and Olga Sučić, were shot, as the first victims at the beginning of the Siege of Sarajevo....
at the time. The bridge on which Sučić and Dilberović
Suada Dilberovic
Suada Dilberović was a Bosniak medical student at the University of Sarajevo who is considered along with Olga Sučić to be the first casualties of the Bosnian War.-Background:...
were killed was renamed in their honor. Six Serb snipers were arrested, but were exchanged when the Serbs threatened to kill the commandant of the Bosnian police academy who was captured the previous day, after the Serbs took over the academy and arrested him.
It is disputed between Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs who the first casualties of the Bosnian war
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
are. Bosniaks and Croats consider the first casualties of the war to be Suada Dilberović and Olga Sučić. Serbs consider Nikola Gardović, a groom's father who was killed at a Serb wedding procession on the second day of the referendum, on March 1, 1992 in Sarajevo's old town Baščaršija
Bašcaršija
Baščaršija is Sarajevo's old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city. Baščaršija was built in the 15th century when Isa-Beg Isaković founded the town. The word Baščaršija derives from the Turkish language...
, to be the first victim of the war.