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The Independent UK
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Maira Butt

Who was Ratko Mladic? Butcher of Bosnia dies in prison aged 84

Ratko Mladic Bosnia Prison
  • Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic , known as the Butcher of Bosnia, has died aged 84 in a UN prison hospital in The Hague .
  • Mladic was convicted of genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in 2017 and sentenced to life imprisonment.
  • He was held responsible for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, in which approximately 8,000 Muslim men and boys were systematically murdered.
  • His forces were also responsible for the 43-month siege of Sarajevo, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians.
  • His death was confirmed by a family member after his defence team had previously requested his release on humanitarian grounds due to declining health.

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Ratko Mladic death: Former Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide dies aged 84

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