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Ratko Mladic, murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ dies in prison at 83

​Former general, ‌nicknamed the Butcher ​of Bosnia, was convicted in the killing of 8,000 Muslims in 1995

By Dan Bilefsky
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Dan Bilefsky
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​Former general, ‌nicknamed the Butcher ​of Bosnia, was convicted in the killing of 8,000 Muslims in 1995
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    Ratko Mladic, murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ dies in prison at 83

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    Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, convicted for genocide, has died

    ​Former general, ‌nicknamed the Butcher ​of Bosnia, was convicted in the killing of 8,000 Muslims in 1995

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