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What bad things did Slobodan Milosevic do?
In the indictment which was judicially confirmed in 2001, Milošević was accused of 66 counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo between 1991 and 1999. These crimes affected hundreds of thousands of victims throughout the former Yugoslavia.
How many did Milosevic kill?
200,000 people
The complex indictment covered the events of three wars — in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo — and almost a decade of bloodshed and vengeance that killed more than 200,000 people and earned Mr. Milosevic the sobriquet “Butcher of the Balkans.”
What did Milosevic do?
During the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, Milošević was charged by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) with war crimes in connection with the Bosnian War, the Croatian War of Independence, and the Kosovo War. He became the first sitting head of state to be charged with war crimes.
What crimes was Milosevic charged with?
Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic goes on trial for war crimes. On February 12, 2002, former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic goes on trial at The Hague, Netherlands, on charges of genocide and war crimes in Bosnia, Croatia and Kosovo.
Was Milosevic killed?
March 11, 2006
Slobodan Milošević/Date of death
Is Milosevic still alive?
Deceased (1941–2006)
Slobodan Milošević/Living or Deceased
Who killed Slobodan Milosevic?
In 2006, four years into his trial, Milosevic died in his prison cell in The Hague from a heart attack. Often dubbed the “Lady Macbeth of the Balkans,” Markovic made considerable efforts over the years to clear her husband’s name.
What caused Yugoslavia to break up?
The varied reasons for the country’s breakup ranged from the cultural and religious divisions between the ethnic groups making up the nation, to the memories of WWII atrocities committed by all sides, to centrifugal nationalist forces.
Where is Radovan Karadzic now?
Karadzic is currently being held in the UN’s detention unit at the Dutch state prison in Scheveningen.