Radovan Karadzic

Tuesday, July 22, 2008; Page A14 June 19, 1945: Born in Savnik, Yugoslavia, in what is now Montenegro. July 12, 1990: Founding member of the Serbian Democratic Party in Bosnia-Herzegovina. March 27, 1992: Becomes president of Serbia's National Security Council. April 6, 1992: Bosnia is recognized as an independent state by the United Nations. May 12, 1992: Elected president of the three-person presidency of the Serbian republic in Bosnia. Dec. 17, 1992-July 19, 1996: Serves as sole president of Serb republic in Bosnia. He is also supreme commander of the armed forces. July 1, 1991-Nov. 30, 1995: According to the U.N. indictment, Karadzic participated in crimes to gain control of numerous parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina that had been proclaimed part of the Serb republic. This conduct, the United Nations alleges, included... [read full story]