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FIRST ENTRY AUG 27
SEP 08 · Day 13

Mladic's funeral held amid debate over lessons learned

The author prosecuted Slobodan Milosevic beginning in 2002.

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

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.

Thousands of people attended Ratko Mladić's funeral in Belgrade, Serbia.

Several Serbian government ministers joined crowds paying tribute outside the church where Mladić lay in state, including Defence Minister Bratislav Gašić and Justice Minister Nenad Vujić.

SEP 07 · Day 12

Red Star Belgrade honors Ratko Mladic with tifo

Red Star Belgrade fans unveiled a tifo honouring Ratko Mladic at the Belgrade derby with Partizan.

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

Ratko Mladic died in prison in The Hague.

SEP 05 · Day 10

EU official Marta Kos cancels Serbia trip over planned Mladic tribute

Ratko Mladic was convicted by a UN court in 2017.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that Kos's explanation was "very short but stupid".

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

SEP 04 · Day 9

Mladic's body arrives in Serbia with full military honours

Ratko Mladic died in the Hague on August 27.

The body of Ratko Mladic arrived in Belgrade.

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

SEP 03 · Day 8

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

Pro-government media said a military commemoration for Mladic would be held on Saturday and the funeral on Monday.

Mladic was convicted in 2017 of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Mladic's casket was draped in the national flag and transported on a Serbian government plane from The Hague to Belgrade.

AUG 29 · Day 3

Mladic legacy and Serbian nationalism

The European Union is considering accepting Serbia as a member.

Ratko Mladic was sentenced to life in prison by the ICTY on November 22, 2017 for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Bosnia.

Aleksandar Vucic is the President of Serbia.

AUG 28 · Day 2

Overview of the Life and War Crimes Trials of Ratko Mladic

Mladic was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017 for the Srebrenica genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.

The ICTY issued an international arrest warrant for Mladic and Radovan Karadzic in 1996.

Mladic was arrested on May 26, 2011, at his cousin's house in Lazarevo, northern Serbia.

“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

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 has died.

Ratko Mladic was a Bosnian Serb General.

AUG 27 · Day 1

Bosnian Serb convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic dies

Ratko Mladic died at the age of 84.

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

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

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 was serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity during the wars in the former Yugoslavia in 1992-95.

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

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