Former Bosnian Serb political leader Karadzic, 75, was convicted of war crimes during the Balkan conflict of the 1990s. Former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic (right), 75, was convicted of war crimes during the Balkan conflict of the 1990s. Three years later UN appeals judges in The Hague upheld the convictions for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity and increased his sentence from 40 years to life imprisonment. April 1, 1992 - November 30, 1995: Bosnian Serb forces engaged in a 44-month siege of Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital. The former leader is one of the most senior figures tried by The Hague war crimes court.

Source: Daily Mail May 12, 2021 14:38 UTC