Biljana Plavsic, Bosnian Serb wartime president convicted of crimes against humanity, dies at 96

Biljana Plavsic, former president of Republika Srpska, died in Belgrade on 1 October 2026 at age 96. She held senior leadership before, during and after the 1992-1995 conflict and pleaded guilty to the crime against humanity of persecution during the war. The court record now stands as history while public interpretation continues to diverge.