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Bosnian Serb Warlord Mladic Dies After Conviction for Genocide at 84

Bosnian Serb warlord general Ratko Mladić, convicted of genocide and widely known as 'the Butcher of Bosnia,' has died at 84.

Ratko Mladic, a Bosnian Serb warlord general, has died at the age of 84 after being convicted of genocide for his role in leading forces that carried out atrocities during the Bosnia War, including the worst massacre in Europe since World War II. He was found guilty of genocide in 2017 and had been on trial since 2011. Mladic's conviction marked a significant milestone in the prosecution of war crimes committed during the Bosnian conflict, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of people.

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