Prije početka rata devedesetih godina, predsjednik Vlade BiH bio je Jure Pelivan, Jerko Doko bio je ministar obrane, pet ministara najjačih ministarstva bili su Hrvati, guverner Narodne banke bio je Hrvat, 300 profesora, docenata i asistenata bili su Hrvati, kao i direktori najvećih firmi.
Before the beginning of war of the 1990s, the president of the BiH government was Jure Pelivan. Jerko Doko was the defence minister, five of the strongest ministers were Croats, the Natianal Bank governor was a Croat, 300 professors, lecturers and professor assistants were Croats, as well as directors of large companies.