Ratko Mladić

Ratko Mladić
Ratko Mladić
Ратко Младић
	Mladić in 2017
Born	12 March 1942; Božanovići, Independent State of Croatia
Died	27 August 2026 (aged 84); The Hague, Netherlands
Cause of death	Problems caused by multiple strokes
Political party	Serb Democratic; League of Communists
Conviction(s)	Genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity
Criminal penalty	Life imprisonment
Details
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Military career
Allegiance	Yugoslavia; Serbian Krajina; Republika Srpska;
Branch	Yugoslav People's Army (JNA); Army of Republika Srpska (VRS);
Years of service	1965–1996
Rank	Colonel-general
Unit	Armored divisions, artillery, special forces
Commands	9th Corps (JNA); 2nd Military District Headquarters (JNA); Chief of the VRS General Staff;
Battles / wars	Croatian War of Independence Operation Coast-91; Bosnian War Operation Vrbas '92; Siege of Sarajevo; Operation Corridor; May 1995 Pale air strikes; Operations Krivaja '95 and Stupčanica '95;
Awards	Order of Brotherhood and Unity (II); Order of Military Merits (III); Order of Military Merits (II); Order of the People's Army (II);

Ratko Mladić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ратко Младић, pronounced [râtko mlǎːdit͡ɕ]; 12 March 1942 – 27 August 2026) was a Bosnian Serb convicted Yugoslav war criminal and colonel-general.

Career

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. He led the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) during the Yugoslav Wars.^[1]

War crimes trial

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.

Death

Mladić died on 27 August 2026 in The Hague, Netherlands from problems caused by multiple strokes at the age of 84.^[2]^[3]

Related pages

References

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- 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.
↑ Srbija, Euronews (2026-08-27). "Preminuo general Ratko Mladić". Euronews.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2026-08-27.
↑ "Ex-Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic dies". RTÉ News. 27 August 2026. Archived from the original on 27 August 2026. Retrieved 27 August 2026.

[1] 
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.

[mwNw] Borger, Julian (22 November 2017). "Bosnian Serb warlord Ratko Mladić disrupts genocide verdict hearing". The Guardian. London.

[mwPA] "Ratko Mladić". The Guardian. London.

[mwQg] Cluskey, Peter. "Mladic convicted of genocide and war crimes by UN tribunal". The Irish Times.

[2] Srbija, Euronews (2026-08-27). "Preminuo general Ratko Mladić". Euronews.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2026-08-27.

[3] "Ex-Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic dies". RTÉ News. 27 August 2026. Archived from the original on 27 August 2026. Retrieved 27 August 2026.

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