Karadžić

American  

[kuh-rah-jich, kahr-uh-] / kəˈrɑ dʒɪtʃ, ˈkɑr ə- /

noun

1. Radovan born 1945, Bosnian Serb political leader, indicted as a war criminal 1995.

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Karadžić British  

/ ˈkærədzjɪtʃ /

noun

1. Radovan (ˈrædəvæn). born 1945, Bosnian Serb political leader during the Bosnian war (1992–95); evaded capture until arrested in 2008; currently being tried on charges of genocide and war crimes by an international criminal tribunal at The Hague

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Example Sentences

While the audience in Sarajevo delivers a standing ovation to the cast and crew, in majority-Serb Republika Srpska, political leaders repeatedly deny that genocide took place at Srebrenica, despite Mladić's conviction for the offence at an international tribunal in The Hague, as well as the earlier conviction of the Bosnian-Serb political leader Radovan Karadžić.

From BBC

Slobodan Milošević, the late president of Yugoslavia, was indicted by an international tribunal that addressed the Balkans wars – along with two of his cronies, Ratko Mladić and Radovan Karadžić –- for crimes committed against civilians during the wars in the 1990s.

From Salon

They, too, initially evaded jurisdiction - Milošević initially remained in power, while Mladić and Karadžić went into hiding.

From Salon

Serbian police arrested Mladić and Karadžić about a decade later.

From Salon

Mladić and Karadžić are now serving life sentences.

From Salon