Ratko Mladic

Ratko Mladić
Mladić in Sarajevo in 1993
Native name	Ратко Младић
Born	(1943-03-12) 12 March 1943 (age 73) Božanovići, Independent State of Croatia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina)
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	Croatian War 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)

Croatian War

Bosnian War

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.