SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC
Name: Slobodan Milosevic
Born: 20 August 1941 Požarevac, Yugoslavia
Died: 11 March 2006 The Hague, Netherlands
Slobodan Milosevic (pronounced (August 20, 1941, Požarevac, Kingdom of
Yugoslavia - March 11, 2006, The Hague, Netherlands) was President of Serbia and
of Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 and as
President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000. He also led
Serbia's Socialist Party from its foundation in 1990.
He resigned the Yugoslav presidency amid demonstrations, following the disputed
presidential election of September 24, 2000.
Milosevic was arrested by Serbian authorities on April 1, 2001 on suspicion of
corruption, abuse of power, and embezzlement. The Serbian investigation into
Milosevic faltered for lack of hard evidence prompting the Serbian Prime
Minister Zoran Đinđić to send him to The Hague to stand trial for alleged war
crimes instead.
The Hague war crimes tribunal charged Milosevic with crimes against humanity,
violating the laws or customs of war, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions
and genocide for his role during the wars in Croatia, Bosnia, and Kosovo.
Milosevic conducted his own defense, but the trial ended without a verdict
because he died during the proceedings. Milosevic suffered from heart
ailments and high blood pressure. He died of a heart attack after the
court denied his request to seek specialized medical treatment at a cardiology
clinic in Moscow.
Name: Slobodan Milosevic
Born: 20 August 1941 Požarevac, Yugoslavia
Died: 11 March 2006 The Hague, Netherlands
Slobodan Milosevic (pronounced (August 20, 1941, Požarevac, Kingdom of
Yugoslavia - March 11, 2006, The Hague, Netherlands) was President of Serbia and
of Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 and as
President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000. He also led
Serbia's Socialist Party from its foundation in 1990.
He resigned the Yugoslav presidency amid demonstrations, following the disputed
presidential election of September 24, 2000.
Milosevic was arrested by Serbian authorities on April 1, 2001 on suspicion of
corruption, abuse of power, and embezzlement. The Serbian investigation into
Milosevic faltered for lack of hard evidence prompting the Serbian Prime
Minister Zoran Đinđić to send him to The Hague to stand trial for alleged war
crimes instead.
The Hague war crimes tribunal charged Milosevic with crimes against humanity,
violating the laws or customs of war, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions
and genocide for his role during the wars in Croatia, Bosnia, and Kosovo.
Milosevic conducted his own defense, but the trial ended without a verdict
because he died during the proceedings. Milosevic suffered from heart
ailments and high blood pressure. He died of a heart attack after the
court denied his request to seek specialized medical treatment at a cardiology
clinic in Moscow.