The collapse of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the early 1990s led to open conflicts on its territory and the establishment of new administrative units. In order to defend themselves from the Serbian and Muslim aggressors, the Croatian people in Bosnia and Herzegovina founded their administrative unit, the Croatian Community of Herceg-Bosna. With the adoption of Owen Stoltenberg's peace plan by the international community, the Croatian community of Herceg-Bosna grows into the Croatian Republic of Herceg-Bosna, which acquires the elements of statehood. The efforts of the international community to stop internal conflicts with proposals for peace agreements on the reorganization of Bosnia and Herzegovina failed due to the disagreement of the conflicting nations. This is achieved only by the signing of the Washington Agreements between Croats and Muslims, and ultimately by the signing of the Dayton Agreement by all three nations. Only after the Dayton Agreement was signed, the process of implementing the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina began, which meant the merger of the institutions of the Croatian Republic of Herceg-Bosna with the institutions of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Croatian Republic of Herceg-Bosna de jure existed until 1996, when its Government was reorganized into six ministries.