Biljana Plavšić

president of Republika Srpska (1996-1998)

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Born: 1930-07-07
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Vice president: Nikola Koljević , Dragoljub Mirjanić
Preceded by: Radovan Karadžić
Succeeded by: Nikola Poplašen
President: Radovan Karadžić
Born: ( 1930-07-07 ) 7 July 1930 (age 95) , Tuzla , Yugoslavia
Party: Serb National Alliance (1997–2006) , Serb Democratic Party (1990–1997)
Alma mater: University of Zagreb
Nickname: Serb Iron Lady

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Biljana Plavšić (Serbian Cyrillic: Биљана Плавшић; born 7 July 1930) is a Bosnian Serb former politician, university professor and scientist who served as President of Republika Srpska and was later convicted of crimes against humanity for her role in the Bosnian War. Before entering politics, she taught biology at the University of Sarajevo.

Plavšić was indicted in 2001 by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for war crimes committed during the Bosnian War. She plea-bargained with the ICTY and was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2003, to be served in a Swedish prison. She was released on 27 October 2009 after serving two-thirds of her sentence. Plavšić is, together with Radovan Karadžić, the highest ranking Bosnian Serb politician to be sentenced.