Was in the news in Serbia again following the conclusion of a court case that had dragged on since 2005 over Ražnatović's failure to meet the repayment terms on a RSD1
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Željko Ražnatović
Željko Ražnatović, better known as Arkan, was a Serbian warlord, mobster and head of the Serb Volunteer Guard during the Yugoslav Wars, considered one of the most feared and effective paramilitary forces during the wars. His paramilitary unit was responsible for numerous crimes in Eastern Bosnia, including murder, pillaging, rape and ethnic cleansings. Arkan was one of the most feared, celebrated…
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business · Serbian paramilitary commander and mobster (1952–2000) · politician · warlord · entrepreneur · kickboxer · association football coach · also Željko Ražnatović, Arkan, Аркан, Željko Ražnjatović Arkan, Zeljko Raznatovic, Ražnatović
Born 17 April 1952 · Died 15 January 2000 · Q245198
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2012· 1 entry
Ražnatović's son Vojin Martinović again accused Svetlana of falsifying his father's will
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2006· 1 entry
Ending on 9 October 2006 with guilty verdicts upheld for Gavrić as well as his accomplices, Milan Đuričić and Dragan Nikolić
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2000· 2 entries
Died 2000-01-15.
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ICTY Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte said she was "confident, however, that other persons who shared responsibility with [him] for his crimes will ultimately be brought to justice
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1992· 1 entry
17-year-old Mihajlo decided to move to Serbia to live with his father
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1991· 1 entry
The SDG was active in the Vukovar region, committing crimes against Croat and Hungarian civilians in Dalj, Erdut, Tenja and other areas
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1975· 1 entry
From a relationship with a Swedish woman
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1974· 1 entry
Ražnatović was active in Sweden and among other crimes robbed a bank in Kungälv
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1972· 1 entry
Aged 20, Ražnatović migrated to Western Europe
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1969· 1 entry
Ražnatović was arrested by French police and deported home, where he was sentenced to three years at a detention centre in Valjevo for several burglaries
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1966· 1 entry
For snatching women's purses around Tašmajdan Park, spending a year at a juvenile detention centre not far from Belgrade
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1952· 1 entry
Born 1952-04-17.
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