The Unrepentant Face of War: Ratko Mladic's Enduring Appeal to Some Serbs Ratko Mladic, the infamous "Butcher of Bosnia," still evokes strong emotions among many in Serbia.
He is hailed as a hero for his role in defending national interests during the Bosnian War, despite being convicted by the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in 2017 for war crimes.
Mladic was born in 1943 in Božići, Bosnia and Herzegovina, then part of Yugoslavia. He rose through the ranks to become one of the Yugoslav People's Army's most senior officers.