In the political history of Bosnia and Herzegovina, April 8, 1992, is recorded as the day when the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina decided to change the constitutional name of the state. At the session held on that date, a Decree on the amendment of the name of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was adopted. With this decision, the name Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was replaced by the new name Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, formally confirming the change of the state's name. International recognition of the newly named state, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (RBiH), was prompted by recognition from the then European Community and the United States of America, further confirmed by its admission to the United Nations on May 22, 1992. Following its admission to the United Nations, the flag of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was raised on May 22, 1992, in front of the UN headquarters on the East River, making our country the 177th member of the United Nations. Bosnia and Herzegovina retained the full name Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina until the signing of the Dayton Agreement, after which the official name of the state changed and remains to this day Bosnia and Herzegovina.