Slobodan Milošević

Born

1941-08-20

Died

2006-03-11

Birthplace

Požarevac, Serbia

Biography

Slobodan Milošević (August 20, 1941 - March 11, 2006) was the former President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia. He served as the President of the Socialist Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000. He also led the Socialist Party of Serbia from its foundation in 1990. In the midst of NATO bombings of Serbia, Milošević was charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), but the trial ended after Milošević died in his cell.