Slobodan Milosevic: Former Yugoslav Leader on Trial for War Crimes Dies

Slobodan Milosevic was a Serbian and Yugoslav politician who led Serbia in the 1990s. Born on August 20, 1941, in Pozarevac, Yugoslavia, he rose through the Communist Party and became Serbian president in 1989.

He was president of Serbia until 1997 and then president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until he was ousted in 2000. His rule was marked by wars in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo. In 2001 he was handed over to the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague and tried for genocide and crimes against humanity.

The trial began in 2002 and was unfinished when Milosevic was found dead in his cell at the tribunal's detention center on March 11, 2006, at age 64. An inquiry found he died of a heart attack. He was buried in Pozarevac.

Achievements: President of Serbia (1989-1997), President of Yugoslavia (1997-2000).

Birth: August 20, 1941 - Pozarevac, Yugoslavia.

Profession: Politician.

Interesting Facts: He represented himself at his trial.