Siege of Sarajevo
One month after the Bosnian Republics declaration of independence, Mladic and his generals, acting under orders from Belgrade, blockade the city of Sarajevo
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Ratko Mladic Biography and Timeline
Follow Ratko Mladic through 15 dated historical records for Serbia.
Ratko Mladic, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1992–1996Years on this page
1992
Siege of Sarajevo
Assumes the post of Chief of Staff/Deputy Commander of the Second Military District Headquarters of the JNA in Sarajevo
Siege of Sarajevo
Mladic assumes the command of the Second Military District Headquarters of the JNA
Siege of Sarajevo
Commands Bosnian Serb forces during the siege.
Role range: 1991-1995 – 1992-1996
Siege of Sarajevo
Mladic is appointed Commander of the Main Staff of the VRS, a position he holds until December 1996
Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff of the Army of Republika Srpska (the Bosnian Serb Army) during the Bosnian War of 1992-1995
Role range: 1992-1995
1994
Siege of Sarajevo
Appointed the rank of Colonel General over the approximately 80,000 troops stationed in Sarajevo
1995
ICTY
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 Sarajevo
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)
Trial
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)
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 Srebrenica
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 Zepa
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
Dismissal
The President of the Bosnian Serb Republic Biljana Plavsic dismisses Mladic from his post
Siege of Sarajevo
The President of the Bosnian Serb Republic Biljana Plavsic dismisses Mladic from his post
Records, sources and methodology
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