Slobodan Milošević was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician who served as President of Serbia and President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Milošević's rule was marked by a loss of power of the autonomous republics of the region. He was also a significant leader during the Kosovo crisis. However, Milošević was also charged by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia with war crimes in connection to the wars in Bosnia, Croatia and Kosovo. He was also accused of corruption, abuse of power and embezzlement. The trial ended without a verdict when Milošević died in his prison cell in The Hague on March 11, 2006.
