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Biljana Plavsic, former Bosnian Serb leader, dies in Belgrade
The wartime leader later pleaded guilty at a UN tribunal to persecution for her role in atrocities committed during the 1992-95 Bosnian war
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The wartime leader later pleaded guilty at a UN tribunal to persecution for her role in atrocities committed during the 1992-95 Bosnian war
Despite not appearing on the ballot, Milorad Dodik has dominated the campaign and inflamed divisions with separatist rhetoric, sparking fears of renewed instability in Bosnia
Staunchly pro-Russia politician has dominated campaign and inflamed divisions despite not appearing on ballot Bosnian Serb nationalist politician Milorad Dodik has declared victory for his party in an election in Bosnia shaped by economic pressures, the prospect of the Balkan nation joining the…
Biljana Plavsic, a Bosnian Serb, pleaded guilty to one count of crimes against humanity. She later recanted and said she “would do the same again.”
Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik says Bosnia and Herzegovina is ‘dead’ at a final campaign rally ahead of elections.
Plavsic, who died this week, was the only high-ranking woman political leader prosecuted for mass atrocities by the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal. She expressed sorrow for these acts in court – but then changed her mind.
Former Bosnian Serb leader Biljana Plavsic has died in Belgrade at 96
Wartime vice-president of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity, the only woman ever convicted of war crimes by the Hague Tribunal, dies in Belgrade – to the end maintaining she had 'done nothing wrong'.