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FIRST ENTRY AUG 27
SEP 08 · Day 13

Mladic's funeral held amid debate over lessons learned

The Serbian state organised a funeral with state honours for Ratko Mladic.

Ratko Mladic was the head of the Bosnian Serb army.

The author worked as a UN employee prosecuting Bosnian Croats and a Bosnian Serb for crimes against Bosnian Muslims beginning in 1998.

SEP 07 · Day 12

Funeral of Ratko Mladić held in Serbia

Mladić was convicted of genocide against Bosniak Muslims during the 1990s Bosnian war.

Mladić's troops besieged Sarajevo, resulting in the deaths of more than 10,000 people.

Ratko Mladić died at the age of 84 while serving a life sentence in a UN prison in The Hague.

SEP 07 · Day 12

Red Star Belgrade honors Ratko Mladic with tifo

Ratko Mladic was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Ratko Mladic died in prison in The Hague.

Ratko Mladic was known as the 'butcher of Bosnia'.

SEP 05 · Day 10

EU official Marta Kos cancels Serbia trip over planned Mladic tribute

Ratko Mladic died at the age of 84 on August 27 while serving a life sentence in The Hague.

Marta Kos condemned the glorification of Ratko Mladic following his death, stating it is incompatible with EU values.

Ratko Mladic's body was flown from The Hague to Belgrade and received with a guard of honour on Thursday.

SEP 04 · Day 9

Mladic's body arrives in Serbia with full military honours

Ratko Mladic was serving a life sentence for leading the Srebrenica genocide and the Siege of Sarajevo.

The body of Ratko Mladic arrived in Belgrade.

Ratko Mladic died in the Hague on August 27.

SEP 03 · Day 8

Serbia welcomes return of war criminal Mladic's body with military honours

Mladic died at age 84 in a UN detention facility.

The Srebrenica massacre was Europe's first acknowledged genocide after World War II.

Ratko Mladic was a former Bosnian Serb army commander who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes.

AUG 29 · Day 3

Mladic legacy and Serbian nationalism

The Dayton Accords created a divided state in Bosnia.

The magazine Buka and the youth group Kvart also demonstrated condemnation of Republika Srpska's official policy of genocide denial and genocidaire celebration.

Politicians and former soldiers who fought under Mladic took to the streets across Republika Srpska to pay their respects to him.

AUG 28 · Day 2

Overview of the Life and War Crimes Trials of Ratko Mladic

The siege of Sarajevo lasted 1,460 days, killing more than 11,500 people.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic accused the UN war crimes court of uncivilised behaviour for not allowing Mladic early release.

Mladic married Bosiljka Jedic in 1966 and later had two children named Darko and Ana.

“The Secretary-General stands in solidarity with the victims, survivors and their families who suffered the crimes for which Mr Mladic was found guilty … [and] reiterates his call on all those in position of power to refrain from denying the seriousness of the crimes that have been adjudicated,”
AUG 28 · Day 2

Ratko Mladic Dies and Is Honored in Serbia

Hundreds of Bosnian Serbs gathered to pay tribute to Ratko Mladic.

Ratko Mladic died in The Hague while serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.

Serbian officials are waiting for details regarding when authorities in The Hague will release Mladic's body.

“It is certain that General Mladic will receive all the military and state honours to which he is entitled, as far as the state is concerned,”
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AUG 27 · Day 1

Ratko Mladic, convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal, dies at 84

Mladić was dubbed the 'Butcher of Bosnia' for his actions during the Balkan wars of the 1990s.

Mladić's troops besieged Sarajevo, resulting in the deaths of more than 10,000 people.

Mladić's lawyers said he had been bedbound or in a wheelchair for a long time and suffered a suspected stroke that left him almost unable to speak.

AUG 27 · Day 1

Bosnian Serb convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic dies

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic accused the UN war crimes court of "uncivilised behaviour" for not allowing Mladic early release.

Ratko Mladic died at the age of 84.

Judge Graciela Gatti Santana ordered a full inquiry into the circumstances of Ratko Mladic's death.

AUG 27 · Day 1

Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic dies

Ratko Mladic was serving a life sentence for genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ratko Mladic was a Bosnian Serb General.

Ratko Mladic has died.

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