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In 1908, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was inspecting troops in the city of Sarajevo, which is located in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina. This event is historically significant as it took place in the context of rising tensions in the Balkans and is often cited as a precursor to World War I. Sarajevo was also the site of his assassination in 1914, which directly triggered the war.

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