Ratko Mladić | |
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Mladić in Sarajevo in 1993
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Native name | Ратко Младић |
Born |
Božanovići, Independent State of Croatia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
12 March 1943
Allegiance |
SFR Yugoslavia Republic of Serbian Krajina Republika Srpska |
Service/branch |
Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) |
Years of service | 1965–1996 |
Rank | Colonel General |
Commands held | 9th Corps (JNA) 2nd Military District Headquarters (JNA) Head of the VRS General Staff |
Battles/wars | |
Awards |
Order of Brotherhood and Unity (II) |
Order of Brotherhood and Unity (II)
Order of Military Merits (III)
Order of Military Merits (II)
Ratko Mladić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ратко Младић, pronounced [râtko mlǎːdit͡ɕ]; born 12 March 1943) is a former Bosnian Serb military leader accused of committing war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. On 31 May 2011, Mladić was extradited to The Hague, where he was processed at the detention center that holds suspects for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). His trial formally began in The Hague on 16 May 2012.