Ratko Mladić
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Ратко Младић | |
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Political party | Serb Democratic League of Communists (formerly) |
Conviction(s) | Genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity |
Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
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Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Years of service | 1965–1996 |
Rank | Colonel-general |
Unit | Armored divisions, artillery, special forces |
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Battles/wars | Croatian War of Independence |
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Ratko Mladić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ратко Младић, pronounced [râtko mlǎːdit͡ɕ]; born 12 March 1942) is a Bosnian Serb convicted Yugoslav war criminal and colonel-general. He led the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) during the Yugoslav Wars.[1][2][3]
In 2017, he was found guilty of committing war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for leading the Siege of Sarajevo and the Srebrenica massacre.
Ratko Mladic served in the Yugoslav Military from 1965-1996 he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1980 later a Colonel in 1986 . He was then promoted to Major-General in 1991 and in 1992 he became Lieutenant Colonel General.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Borger, Julian (22 November 2017). "Bosnian Serb warlord Ratko Mladić disrupts genocide verdict hearing". The Guardian. London.
- ↑ "Ratko Mladić". The Guardian. London.
- ↑ Cluskey, Peter. "Mladic convicted of genocide and war crimes by UN tribunal". The Irish Times.