'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladic Dies at 84 While Serving Life Sentence in Hague
Bosnian Serb leader Ratko Mladic, known widely as the “Butcher of Bosnia,” died Thursday after a long illness while serving a life sentence on genocide charges in The Hague. He was 84.
TL;DR
- Ratko Mladic, known as the "Butcher of Bosnia," died at 84.
- He was serving a life sentence for genocide charges in The Hague.
- Mladic led the Army of Republika Srpska during the Bosnian Civil War (1992-95).
- His actions symbolized atrocities in Europe's deadliest conflict since WWII.
- He was indicted in 1995 but surrendered in 2011.