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Radovan Karadžić

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Radovan Karadžić (Serbian Cyrillic: Радован Караџић, pronounced [râdoʋaːn kâradʒitɕ]; born 19 June 1945) is a Bosnian Serb former politician who was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). He was the president of Republika Srpska during the Bosnian War. Trained as a psychiatrist, he co-founded the Serb Democratic Party in Bosnia and Herzegovina and served as the first president of Republika Srpska from 1992 to 1996. He was a fugitive from 1996 until July 2008, after having been indicted for war crimes by the ICTY. The indictment concluded there were reasonable grounds for believing he committed war crimes, including genocide against Bosniak and Croat civilians during the Bosnian War (1992–1995). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Radovan Karadžić is the 458th most popular politician (down from 451st in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Montenegro (down from 1st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Montenegrin Politician.

Radovan Karadžić is most famous for being the leader of the Bosnian Serb Army, who was found guilty of genocide and sentenced to 40 years in prison.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Radovan Karadžić ranks 458 out of 19,576. Before him are Stepan Bandera, Edward I of England, Porus, Mars, Mahidevran, and Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. After him are Ibn Saud, Nicolas Sarkozy, Henry VII of England, Pertinax, Alfred the Great, and Willy Brandt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Radovan Karadžić ranks 10. Before him are Gerd Müller, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Aung San Suu Kyi, Vince McMahon, and Lemmy. After him are Priscilla Presley, Debbie Harry, Tom Selleck, Eric Clapton, Jupp Heynckes, and Eddy Merckx.

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In Montenegro

Among people born in Montenegro, Radovan Karadžić ranks 2 out of 142. Before him are Alexander I of Yugoslavia (1888). After him are Nicholas I of Montenegro (1841), Milovan Đilas (1911), Giovanni da Pian del Carpine (1182), Stefan Nemanja (1113), Elena of Montenegro (1871), Petar II Petrović-Njegoš (1813), Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha (1459), Princess Zorka of Montenegro (1864), Milena Vukotić (1848), and Leopold Mandić (1866).

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Among POLITICIANS In Montenegro

Among politicians born in Montenegro, Radovan Karadžić ranks 2. Before him are Alexander I of Yugoslavia (1888). After him are Nicholas I of Montenegro (1841), Milovan Đilas (1911), Stefan Nemanja (1113), Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha (1459), Milo Đukanović (1962), Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro (1826), Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro (1871), George, Crown Prince of Serbia (1887), Radola Gajda (1892), and Peko Dapčević (1913).

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