Biljana Plavsic, former Bosnian Serb leader convicted of wartime abuse, dies at 96

Biljana Plavsic, former president of Republika Srpska, the Serb-led part of Bosnia, died in Belgrade on 1 October 2026 at 96. She was a top leader before, during and after Bosnia's 1992-1995 war and admitted in court to persecution of civilians, a crime against humanity. The verdict stands; opinions about her still differ.