Slobodan Milošević

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Slobodan Milošević born?August 20, 1941
2. When did Slobodan Milošević die?March 11, 2006 (age 64)
3. Where was Slobodan Milošević born?Požarevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia
4. Who was Slobodan Milošević?He was a Serbian politician who became the leader of Serbia and later the whole of Yugoslavia. He was known for his powerful speeches and for trying to keep the country together during a time of war.
5. Why did the wars happen in Yugoslavia?The wars started when the different parts of Yugoslavia wanted to become their own countries. Milošević tried to keep the country together, which caused fighting between the groups.

Serbian Nationalism: An ideology promoting the political and cultural unity and independence of Serbs and Serbian-populated territories.
Ethnic Cleansing: The systematic forced removal of ethnic, racial, or religious groups from a given area.
Genocide: The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY): A UN court established to prosecute those responsible for grave breaches of international humanitarian law during the Yugoslav Wars.