Timeline: Life of Ratko Mladic, general turned ‘Butcher of Bosnia’

Author: Alex Milan DuriePublished on: August 28, 2026Country: Serbia

Crime & Law

Timeline: Life of Ratko Mladic, general turned ‘Butcher of Bosnia’

Ratko Mladic, a war criminal convicted for his role in the Srebrenica genocide in 1995, died in prison in The Hague at the age of 84. He was serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated the seriousness of the crimes for which Mladic was found guilty. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic criticized the international war crimes court for not allowing Mladic early release.

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