Ratko Mladić

Mladić (centre of the screen) is a fugitive from the ICTY and faces charges from prosecutor Carla del Ponte (giving the talk).

Ratko Mladić (born March 12, 1942) was the leader of the Army of the Republika Srpska (VRS) (the Bosnian Serb Army) during the 1992-95 civil war in Bosnia. From Serbian Wikipedia File links The following pages link to this file: Ratko Mladic ... From Serbian Wikipedia File links The following pages link to this file: Ratko Mladic ... Download high resolution version (1920x2560, 735 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1920x2560, 735 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia is a body of the United Nations established to prosecute war crimes in the former Yugoslavia. ... Procuror of the ICTY Carla del Ponte Carla Del Ponte (born February 9, 1947) is currently a Chief UN War Crimes Prosecutor. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Today, Republika Srpska is the poorer political entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Bosnian Serb Army, officially Army of the Republika Srpska (Serbian Војска Републике Српске/Vojska Republike Srpske, ВРС/VRS) is the military of the Bosnian Serb political entity of Republika Srpska. ... Bosnia and Herzegovina (officially Bosna i Hercegovina, shortened to BiH, also in English variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ...

Mladić was born in Kalinovik, Bosnia, then a part of the Nazi Independent State of Croatia, a state created after the German and Italian invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia in 1941. Bosnia and Herzegovina (officially Bosna i Hercegovina, shortened to BiH, also in English variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ... The Independent State of Croatia (Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH) was a Nazi/Fascist puppet state in World War II. It was set up in April 1941 on parts of the territory of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia after its occupation. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In June 1991, Mladić was posted to Knin as Commander of the 9th Corps of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), during fighting between the JNA and Croatian forces. On October 4, 1991, he was promoted to General Major. On April 24, 1992, Mladić was promoted to the rank of General Lieutenant, and on May 9, 1992, he assumed the post of Chief of Staff/Deputy Commander of the Second Military District Headquarters of the JNA in Sarajevo. On 10 May 1992, Mladić assumed the command of the Second Military District Headquarters of the JNA. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Yugoslav Peoples Army (Jugoslavenska/Jugoslovenska narodna armija, JNA, Slovene Jugoslovanska ljudska armada, JLA) was the army of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia prior to its dissolution. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Generally, rank is a system of hierarchy used to classify like things. ... Sarajevo (Summer 2004) Downtown Sarajevo and the Miljacka river. ...

On May 12, 1992, the Bosnian Serb Assembly voted to create the VRS. At the same time, Mladić was appointed Commander of the Main Staff of the VRS, a position he held until December 1996. (In May 1992, after the withdrawal of JNA forces from Bosnia, the JNA Second Military District became the nucleus of the Main Staff of the VRS.) On June 24, 1994, he was promoted to the rank of General Colonel. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Bosnia and Herzegovina (officially Bosna i Hercegovina, shortened to BiH, also in English variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

On July 24, 1995, Mladić was indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, and numerous war crimes (including crimes relating to the alleged sniping campaign against civilians in Sarajevo). On November 16, 1995, the charges were expanded to include charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes for the attack on the United Nations-declared safe area of Srebrenica in July 1995. Mladić is also responsible for the taking of hostages amongst UN peace-keeping personnel. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the common law legal system, an indictment is a formal charge of having committed a serious criminal offense. ... The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) is a body of the United Nations (UN) established to prosecute war crimes in the former Yugoslavia. ... Look up Genocide in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Genocide has been defined as the deliberate killing of people based on their ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, or (sometimes) politics, as well as other deliberate actions leading to the physical elimination of any of the above categories. ... This article is in need of attention. ... A war crime is a punishable offense, under international law, for violations of the law of war by any person or persons, military or civilian. ... This article is about the military occupation. ... Sarajevo (Summer 2004) Downtown Sarajevo and the Miljacka river. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... Srebrenica Srebrenica is a town in the east of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Republika Srpska entity. ... A hostage is an entity which is held by a captor in order to compel another party to act or refrain from acting in a particular way. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... Peacekeeping is a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace. ...

A fugitive from the ICTY, he is suspected to be hiding either in Serbia or the Republika Srpska. Mladić was reportedly seen attending a football match between China and Yugoslavia in Belgrade in March 2000. He entered through a VIP entrance and sat in a private box surrounded by eight armed bodyguards. Some claim that he has been seen in a suburb of Moscow, and that he is "regularly" in Thessalonica and Athens, which has raised suspicions that numerous fake reports are sent to cover his trail. His security is undoubtedly well assured [1] (http://www.tfeagle.army.mil/tfeno/Feature_Story.asp?Article=70819). In November 2004 British defence officials conceded that military action was unlikely to be successful in bringing Mladić and other suspects to trial. Putting political pressure on Balkans governments would be more likely to succeed. This article is about someone fleeing from legal custody. ... Serbia and Montenegro  – Serbia    – Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    – Vojvodina  – Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  – Total  – % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  – Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  – Density  7. ... Today, Republika Srpska is the poorer political entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ... Belgrade (Serbian, Београд, Beograd  listen), is the capital (2003–) of Serbia and Montenegro and Yugoslavia (1918–2003). ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Maskvá  listen), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ... The White Tower The Arch of Galerius Map showing the Thessaloníki prefecture Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη) is the second-largest city of Greece and is the principal city and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In military science, defense (or defence) is the art of preventing an enemy from conquering territory; usually via fortifications. ... For other uses of War, see War (disambiguation). ... In the parlance of criminal justice, a suspect is a term used to refer to a person, known or unknown, suspected of committing a crime. ... A trial is, in the most general sense, a test, usually a test to see whether something does or does not meet a given standard. ... The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe southeastern Europe (see the Definitions and boundaries section below). ...

In 1994 Mladić's daughter committed suicide while studying medicine at the University of Belgrade . It is possible that the reason for her suicide lay in intense criticism of Mladić in Serbian media at the time. She rests in Topcider; it is believed that for some time Mladić came regularly to see the grave. University of Belgrade is the highest educational institution in Belgrade and Serbia. ...

External link

• Interpol Warrant (http://www.interpol.int/Public/Data/Wanted/Notices/Data/1995/54/1995_47754.asp)
• BBC News Profile: Ratko Mladić (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1423551.stm)