Obituary: Ratko Mladic, war criminal convicted of Srebrenica genocide, dies
Summary
Ratko Mladic, a Bosnian Serb military commander convicted of genocide and war crimes during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, died in prison at age 84. He was responsible for the Srebrenica genocide, where more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were killed despite the area being declared a UN safe zone.Key Facts
- Ratko Mladic died in prison in The Hague at the age of 84.
- He was convicted by international courts for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes during the Bosnia war.
- Mladic was known as the “Butcher of Bosnia” because of his role in brutal attacks during the war.
- The most notorious crime was the genocide in Srebrenica in July 1995, where over 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were killed.
- Srebrenica had been declared a safe area by the United Nations before it was captured by Bosnian Serb forces under Mladic.
- Mladic’s forces also besieged Sarajevo for nearly four years, causing widespread suffering to civilians.
- He was sentenced to life in prison and was receiving medical care while detained.
- Republika Srpska, led militarily by Mladic, was a Serb-controlled entity established during the Bosnian war and remains one of two entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina today.
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