Serbian paramilitary commander and career criminal
For other uses, see Arkan (disambiguation).
Željko Ražnatović
Жељко Ражнатовић
Ražnatović and his "Tigers"
Member of the National Assembly
In office 25 January 1993 – 20 October 1993
President
Zoran Lilić Zoran Aranđelović
Personal details
Born
(1952-04-17)17 April 1952 Brežice, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia
Died
15 January 2000(2000-01-15) (aged 47) Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Cause of death
Gunshot wounds[1]
Resting place
Belgrade New Cemetery
Nationality
Serbian
Political party
Party of Serbian Unity (1993–2000)
Spouses
Natalija Martinović
(div. 1994)
Svetlana Veličković
(m. 1995)
Children
9, including Anastasija
Relatives
Veljko Ražnatović (father)
Nickname
Arkan
Military service
Allegiance
Serbia Serbian Krajina Republika Srpska
Years of service
1991–1996
Rank
Commander
Unit
Serb Volunteer Guard
Battles/wars
Croatian War of Independence Bosnian War
Criminal information
Criminal charge
see ICTY indictment section below
Penalty
No (assassinated)
Željko Ražnatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Жељко Ражнатовић, pronounced[ʒêːʎkoraʒnâːtoʋitɕ]; 17 April 1952 – 15 January 2000), better known as Arkan (Serbian Cyrillic: Аркан), was a Serbian mobster and head of the Serb paramilitary force called the Serb Volunteer Guard during the Yugoslav Wars.
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 International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for crimes against humanity. Up until his assassination in January 2000, Ražnatović was the most powerful organized crime figure in the Balkans.
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Global Information
Serbia
Serbian Krajina
Republika Srpska
Serb Volunteer Guard