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Milosevic

[ muh-loh-suh-vich ]

noun

  1. Slo·bo·dan [sloh, -b, uh, -dahn], 1941–2006, Yugoslav and Serbian politician: president of Serbia 1989–97, president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1997–2000, accused of war crimes 2001.


Milošević

/ miːlɒsɛˌvɪtʃ /

noun

  1. MiloševićSlobodan19412006MSerbianPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: head of state Slobodan (ˈslɒbədæn). 1941–2006, Serbian politician, president of Serbia (1989–97) and of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1997–2000). He supported ethnic cleansing in Bosnia-Herzegovina (1992–95) and Kosovo (1998–99). He was ousted in 2000 and brought to trial (2001) for war crimes; died in prison before the trial was concluded


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Hamas faces nothing like the mostly unified opposition that brought down Milošević in the aftermath of the NATO bombing.

Finally, he told Serbian President Slobodan Milošević that the peace talks would be halted until my release.

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