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Biljana Plavšić
Biljana Plavšić

Biljana Plavšić

Bosnian Serb politician
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Biljana Plavšić (born July 7, 1930, Tuzla, Yugoslavia [now in Bosnia and Herzegovina]—died October 1, 2026, Belgrade, Serbia) , known as “the Iron Lady,” was a Bosnian Serb politician who served as president of the Bosnian Serb Republic (Republika Srpska) from 1996 to 1998. Her conduct during and after the Bosnian conflict in the 1990s led to her trial and imprisonment for war crimes. Quick Facts Plavšić was born to an academic family and spent...

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