Ante Gotovina

Ante Gotovina
Ante Gotovina
	Gotovina in 2015, at a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of Operation Storm.
Nickname(s)	Andrija Grabovac
Born	12 October 1955 (age 69); Tkon, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Allegiance	France (1973–1978); Croatia (1991–2000);
Service / branch	French Army; Croatian Defence Council; Croatian Army;
Years of service	1973–2000
Rank	Caporal-chef (in French Army); Lieutenant General (in Croatian Army);
Unit	2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment; Commando Parachute Group; 1st Guards Brigade;
Commands	HVO Livno; Split military district; HV Inspectorate;
Battles / wars	Shaba II Battle of Kolwezi; ; Yugoslav Wars Croatian War of Independence Operation Maslenica; Operation Winter '94; Operation Summer '95; Operation Storm; ; Bosnian War Operation Mistral 2; Operation Southern Move; ; ;
Awards	Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV; Order of Duke Domagoj; Order of Nikola Šubić Zrinski; Order of Ban Jelačić; Order of Ante Starčević; Order of the Croatian Cross; Order of the Croatian Trefoil; Order of the Croatian Interlace; Homeland's Gratitude Medal;

Ante Gotovina (born 12 October 1955) is a Croatian retired lieutenant general and former French senior corporal who served in the Croatian War for Independence.^[1] He is noted for his primary role in the 1995 Operation Storm. In 2001, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) indicted him on war crimes and crimes against humanity charges in connection with that operation and its aftermath.^[2] After spending four years in hiding, he was captured in the Canary Islands in December 2005.^[3]

On 15 April 2011, Gotovina was found guilty on 8 of the 9 counts of the indictment and sentenced to 24 years of imprisonment. On 16 November 2012, Gotovina's convictions were overturned by an appeals panel at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and he was released from custody.^[4]^[5]^[6]

^ Ivanković 2001.
^ "The Cases: Gotovina et al. (IT-06-90)". ICTY. Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
^ "Top Croatian war crimes fugitive apprehended in Spain". CNN. 8 December 2005. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
^ "Tribunal Overturns Convictions of Croat Generals". Yahoo News. Associated Press. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
^ "Croatia celebrates after Gotovina and Markac convictions overturned". The Australian. Agence France-Presse. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 17 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
^ Kuzmanovic, Jasmina (16 November 2012). "Freed Croatian War Generals Return Home to Hero's Welcome". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.

[FOOTNOTEIvanković2001-1] Ivanković 2001.

[icty-2] "The Cases: Gotovina et al. (IT-06-90)". ICTY. Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.

[3] "Top Croatian war crimes fugitive apprehended in Spain". CNN. 8 December 2005. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.

[ABC_News-4] "Tribunal Overturns Convictions of Croat Generals". Yahoo News. Associated Press. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.

[5] "Croatia celebrates after Gotovina and Markac convictions overturned". The Australian. Agence France-Presse. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 17 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.

[6] Kuzmanovic, Jasmina (16 November 2012). "Freed Croatian War Generals Return Home to Hero's Welcome". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.

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