Timeline: Life of Ratko Mladic, general turned ‘Butcher of Bosnia’
Ratko Mladic, the notorious Bosnian Serb general, has died at age 84 while serving a life sentence for war crimes. U.N. officials confirmed his death Thursday in a hospital in The Hague.
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6 sourcesRatko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities, dies as a prisoner at 84
St. Louis reflects on death of Ratko Mladic, 'Butcher of Bosnia'
The U.N. tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, confirms ex-Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic has died
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6 sources‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic dies at 84 while serving life sentence in The Hague
Bosnian Serb Warlord Ratko Mladic, Handed Life Sentence for Genocide, Dies in Prison Aged 84
Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities, dies in prison at 84, state TV says
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10 articlesPeople in Bosnia react to the death of Ratko Mladic, ‘butcher of Bosnia’
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