# Ratko Mladic, former general convicted of Bosnia genocide, dies

https://mins.news/en/item/34593

- France 24, 2026-08-27 15:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260827-ratko-mladic-former-general-convicted-of-bosnia-genocide-dies

> Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 massacre of at least 8,000 Muslims in a UN-designated “safe area” of Bosnia, died on Thursday while in UN custody. The massacre has been described as Europe’s worst atrocity since World War Two.

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