Milosevic
Balkan war leader
Slobodan Milošević was the president of Serbia and later Yugoslavia during the 1990s, whose nationalist policies contributed to the Yugoslav Wars and ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and Kosovo.
His name became shorthand for Balkan authoritarianism and war crimes.
He died during his trial at The Hague for crimes against humanity.
Balkan country, capital Belgrade
- YugoslaviaFormer South Slav federation
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- autocratSole wielder of power
- presidentElected leader of nation
regime · socialism · Balkans · Belgrade · power · authoritarian · strongman · populism
Dutch administrative capital
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
trial · extradition · defendant · charges · accountability · atrocities · deportation · persecution
Breaking up completely
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- CroatiaBalkan Adriatic republic
- SloveniaBalkan republic, Alpine north
secession · wars · Tito · communism · republics · nationalism · fragmentation · independence
Encirclement forcing surrender
- SarajevoBosnia's chief city
- DaytonOhio city, aviation birthplace
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
- snipersConcealed precision shooters
shelling · enclave · peacekeepers · paramilitaries · partition · ceasefire · accord · negotiation
Balkan nation's people
- PristinaKosovo's capital city
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- NATOWestern defense organization
bombing · refugees · massacre · intervention · airstrikes · independence · separatism · crackdown
Serbia
Balkan country, capital Belgrade
- YugoslaviaFormer South Slav federation
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- autocratSole wielder of power
president · regime · socialism · Balkans · Belgrade · power · authoritarian · strongman · populism · dictatorship
Hague
Dutch administrative capital
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
prosecution · trial · extradition · defendant · charges · accountability · atrocities · deportation · persecution · justice
dissolution
Breaking up completely
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- CroatiaBalkan Adriatic republic
Slovenia · secession · wars · Tito · communism · republics · nationalism · fragmentation · independence · conflict
siege
Encirclement forcing surrender
- SarajevoBosnia's chief city
- DaytonOhio city, aviation birthplace
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
snipers · shelling · enclave · peacekeepers · paramilitaries · partition · ceasefire · accord · negotiation
Albanians
Balkan nation's people
- PristinaKosovo's capital city
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
NATO · bombing · refugees · massacre · intervention · airstrikes · independence · separatism · crackdown · paramilitaries
MilosevicNelson Mandela
Mahatma Gandhi · Desmond Tutu · peacemaker · reconciler · humanitarian
MilosevicTito
Yugoslav communist president
Nelson Mandela · pluralist · multiculturalist · cosmopolitan · integrationist
MilosevicElie Wiesel
human rights defender · war crimes prosecutor · humanitarian · human rights advocate · genocide survivor