Chief of Staff1992
Chief of Staff of the Army of Republika Srpska (the Bosnian Serb Army) during the Bosnian War of 1992-1995
Historical person
Ratko Mladic Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ratko Mladic, based on 15 World History Database records associated with Serbia.
15 records1992–19968 events3 places
Chronological biography
1992
Siege of Sarajevo2 May 1992
One month after the Bosnian Republics declaration of independence, Mladic and his generals, acting under orders from Belgrade, blockade the city of Sarajevo
Siege of Sarajevo9 May 1992
Assumes the post of Chief of Staff/Deputy Commander of the Second Military District Headquarters of the JNA in Sarajevo
Siege of Sarajevo10 May 1992
Mladic assumes the command of the Second Military District Headquarters of the JNA
Siege of Sarajevo12 May 1992
Commands Bosnian Serb forces during the siege.
Siege of Sarajevo12 May 1992
Mladic is appointed Commander of the Main Staff of the VRS, a position he holds until December 1996
1994
Siege of Sarajevo12 May 1994
Appointed the rank of Colonel General over the approximately 80,000 troops stationed in Sarajevo
1995
ICTY25 June 1995
Indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, and numerous war crimes (including crimes relating to the alleged sniping campaign against civilians in Sarajevo)
Siege of Sarajevo25 June 1995
Indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, and numerous war crimes (including crimes relating to the alleged sniping campaign against civilians in Sarajevo)
Trial25 June 1995
Indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, and numerous war crimes (including crimes relating to the alleged sniping campaign against civilians in Sarajevo)
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)July 1995
Troops commanded by Mladic, harried by NATO air strikes intended to force compliance with a United Nations ultimatum to remove heavy weapons from the Sarajevo area, overrun and occupy the United Nations safe areas of Srebrenica and Zepa
Siege of SrebrenicaJuly 1995
Troops commanded by Mladic, harried by NATO air strikes intended to force compliance with a United Nations ultimatum to remove heavy weapons from the Sarajevo area, overrun and occupy the United Nations safe areas of Srebrenica and Zepa. At Srebrenica over 40,000 Bosniaks who had sought safety there are expelled, an estimated 8,300 are executed, allegedly on Mladics order
Siege of ZepaJuly 1995
Troops commanded by Mladic, harried by NATO air strikes intended to force compliance with a United Nations ultimatum to remove heavy weapons from the Sarajevo area, overrun and occupy the United Nations safe areas of Srebrenica and Zepa
1996
DismissalJuly 1996
The President of the Bosnian Serb Republic Biljana Plavsic dismisses Mladic from his post
Siege of SarajevoJuly 1996
The President of the Bosnian Serb Republic Biljana Plavsic dismisses Mladic from his post
Titles and roles
Chief of Staff · Colonel General · Commander in Chief · General · Bosnian Serb Commander · Lieutenant Colonel General
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.