Ratko Mladic dies in The Hague, ending a genocidal saga
Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general convicted of the Srebrenica genocide and other war crimes, died in a Hague prison at 84 after years of health issues and unsuccessful appeals for early release. The article traces his life from birth in 1942 through the 1995 massacre of 8,000 Bosniak men and boys, the siege of Sarajevo, his 2011 arrest, the 2017 ICTY verdict sentencing him to life, and the 2025 denial of a release request, with UN and Serbian officials commenting on the crimes and his death.