Željko Ražnatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Жељко Ражнатовић pronounced [ʒêːʎko raʒnâːtovitɕ]; 17 April 1952 – 15 January 2000) known as Arkan (Аркан) was a Serbian career criminal and commander of a paramilitary force in the Yugoslav Wars called the Serb Volunteer Guard. He was on Interpol’s most wanted list in the 1970s and 1980s for robberies and murders committed in a number of countries across Europe and was later indicted by the UN for crimes against humanity for his role during the wars.
birth date
1952-04-17
birth place
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Brežice, Socialist Republic of Slovenia
death date
2000-01-15
death place
Serbia and Montenegro, Republic of Serbia (1992–2006), Belgrade
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