Milosevic
[muh-loh-suh-vich]
- Slobodan [sloh-buh-dain] /ˈsloʊ bəˌdɛən/, 1941–2006, Yugoslav and Serbian politician: president of Serbia 1989–97, president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1997–2000, accused of war crimes 2001.
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Contemporary Examples
Not a single American soldier was lost in combat, and eventually, as a result, Milosevic was toppled and tried for war crimes.
Serbian activists taped a photo of Milosevic to a barrel and left it next to a metal pipe in the middle of town.
Milosevic died of a heart attack in The Hague in 2006 while being tried for crimes against humanity.
The first night of the peace conference he seated me between the two bitter foes, Milosevic and Izbegovic.
For the first time, Milosevic realized how far his territorial concessions had gone.
Historical Examples
Because they really had no more effective channel of communication to Milosevic.
After the RainSam Vaknin
And while Milosevic may have won this battle – he may, indeed, have lost the war.
After the RainSam Vaknin
It agreed, in other words, to do Milosevic's bidding and dirty work.
After the RainSam Vaknin
In conducting these discussions, Milosevic's aim is two-fold.
After the RainSam Vaknin
Milosevic was freely elected by a majority wider than Clinton's.
After the RainSam Vaknin
Milošević
- Slobodan (ˈslɒbədæn). 1941–2006, Serbian politician, president of Serbia (1989–97) and of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1997–2000). He supported ethnic cleansing in Bosnia-Herzegovina (1992–95) and Kosovo (1998–99). He was ousted in 2000 and brought to trial (2001) for war crimes; died in prison before the trial was concluded
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