Ratko Mladić

Ratko Mladić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ратко Младић, pronounced [râtko mlǎːdit͡ɕ]; born 12 March 1942) is a Bosnian Serb convicted war criminal and colonel-general. He led the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) during the Yugoslav Wars.[1][2][3]

Ratko Mladić
Ратко Младић
Mladić on trial at The Hague in 2012
Born (1942-03-12) 12 March 1942
Božanovići, Independent State of Croatia
Political partySerb Democratic
League of Communists (formerly)
Conviction(s)Genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment
Details
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
Allegiance
Service/branch
  • Yugoslav People's Army (JNA)
  • Army of Republika Srpska (VRS)
Years of service1965–1996
RankColonel-general
UnitArmored divisions, artillery, special forces
Commands held
  • 9th Corps (JNA)
  • 2nd Military District Headquarters (JNA)
  • Chief of the VRS General Staff
Battles/warsCroatian War of Independence
  • Operation Coast-91

Bosnian War

  • Operation Vrbas '92
  • Siege of Sarajevo
  • Operation Corridor
  • 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)

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.

References
  1. Borger, Julian (22 November 2017). "Bosnian Serb warlord Ratko Mladić disrupts genocide verdict hearing". The Guardian. London.
  2. "Ratko Mladić". The Guardian. London.
  3. Cluskey, Peter. "Mladic convicted of genocide and war crimes by UN tribunal". The Irish Times.
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