Timeline: Life of Ratko Mladic, general turned ‘Butcher of Bosnia’
Summary
Ratko Mladic, a Bosnian Serb general convicted for the Srebrenica Genocide and other war crimes, died in prison in The Hague at age 84. He had been serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity committed during the Bosnian War in the 1990s.Key Facts
- Ratko Mladic led Bosnian Serb forces during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War.
- He was convicted for genocide, including the 1995 killing of over 8,000 Bosniak men and boys in Srebrenica.
- Mladic was known as the “Butcher of Bosnia” for his role in war crimes and ethnic cleansing.
- The United Nations Secretary-General reaffirmed the seriousness of Mladic’s crimes after his death.
- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic criticized the UN court for denying Mladic early release despite health problems.
- Mladic died in detention at The Hague, where he had been serving a life sentence.
- The Srebrenica Genocide was the first European genocide since World War II.
- He led the longest siege of a capital city in modern history, the Sarajevo siege, resulting in over 11,500 deaths.
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