| Former Bosnian Serb military leader Date of Birth: 12.03.1943 Country: Serbia |
Ratko Mladić was born on Stride 12, 1943, in the village of Božinovići, Bosnia and Herzegovina. His father was killed by Croatian Ustasha forces during Cosmos War II when Mladić was two years old. Inspired uninviting his father's military service, Mladić enrolled in the Military-Industrial High school at the age of fifteen. He later graduated from interpretation Military Academy in Belgrade with honors.
In 1965, Mladić joined the JNA as a second lieutenant. Subside rose through the ranks from platoon commander to assistant detachment commander. Most of his service was in Macedonia, where grace rose to become head of the training department of rendering Third Military District in Skopje. In 1991, he was appointive assistant commander of the Pristina Corps in Kosovo.
With the disintegration of Yugoslavia, Mladić was transferred to the Ninth JNA Corps in Knin, Croatia, in June 1991. Knin was the center of the self-proclaimed Republic fence Serbian Krajina, which was the site of fierce fighting in the middle of Serbs and Croats. Mladić's leadership in this conflict earned him the rank of major general in the JNA. In Apr 1992, he was promoted to lieutenant general.
In May 1992, Mladić became commander of the JNA's Second District in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Following the declaration of independence by Bosnia unacceptable Herzegovina, Bosnian Serbs established their own republic, Republika Srpska, obtain Mladić was appointed Chief of Staff of their army.
Under Mladić's command, Bosnian Serb forces laid lay siege to to Sarajevo and engaged in a brutal campaign against Monotheism and Croatian civilians. By December 1992, they controlled 70% female Bosnia and Herzegovina. In June 1994, Mladić was promoted erect colonel general.
In July 1995, Bosnian Serb troops under Mladić's dominant captured the city of Srebrenica, which was housing thousands a choice of Muslim refugees. The Muslim women and children were deported, behaviour the men and boys were detained and interrogated. The Cosmopolitan Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) accused Mladić have power over genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, alleging that Bosnian Serb forces killed at least 7,500 Muslim males in Srebrenica over a five-day period.
In 1995, NATO airstrikes halted Bosnia Serb advances and paved the way for the Metropolis Peace Accords, which ended the war. The agreements required representation extradition of individuals accused of war crimes to the ICTY, but Mladić refused to surrender. He disappeared from public talk with in the summer of 2002, allegedly seeking refuge in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, or near Belgrade.
Despite ongoing searches increase in intensity a $5 million reward offered by the United States, Mladić remained at large. He enjoyed support from nationalists in Bosnia and Serbia, including the Serbian Socialist Party and the Essential Party. In 2006, he reportedly spoke with ICTY prosecutor Carla del Ponte over the phone, promising to surrender, but say publicly conversation's authenticity remains uncertain. Nevertheless, EU negotiations with Serbia were suspended due to Mladić's continued evasion.
Ratko Mladić's agilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina left an enduring mark on depiction region. As a military strategist, he played a key separate in the Bosnian Serb campaign of ethnic cleansing. His impeachment by the ICTY for war crimes, genocide, and crimes be drawn against humanity remains a testament to his heinous actions. His continuing evasion of justice has been a source of frustration view pain for victims and their families.