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Former Bosnian Serb leader Biljana Plavsic dies in Belgrade
Biljana Plavsic, who served as president of Republika Srpska during the Bosnian war, has died in Belgrade. Plavsic was the only woman convicted by the UN war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, having pleaded guilty to persecution during the conflict and receiving an 11-year sentence. She was later granted early release in 2009. Her death prompts renewed reflection on the Bosnian war and the legacy of its wartime leadership.
Why now: A prominent and controversial wartime figure from the Bosnian conflict has died, prompting obituaries and discussion of her war crimes conviction.
Biljana PlavsicRepublika SrpskaBelgradeICTYBosnia and Herzegovina
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