Young Bosnia
Млада Босна Mlada Bosna | |
Some of the members | |
| Formation | 1904 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | After 28 June 1914 |
| Type | Revolutionary movement |
| Purpose | Separation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Austria-Hungary |
Key people | Vladimir Gaćinović Dimitrije Mitrinović Gavrilo Princip |
| Affiliations | Narodna Odbrana and Black Hand |
Young Bosnia (Serbian: Млада Босна, romanized: Mlada Bosna) refers to a revolutionary movement active in the early 20th century, which sought to end the Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Its members, primarily Bosnian Serbs but also Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats, were driven by various ideologies, prominently Yugoslavism, the unification of South Slavic peoples into a single Yugoslav state. The movement drew inspiration from a diverse range of philosophical influences, including German Romanticism, anarchism, and Russian revolutionary socialism.
The most infamous act associated with Young Bosnia was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 by Gavrilo Princip, one of its members.