Kar ‧ a ‧ dzic, Rad ‧ o ‧ van /ˈkærədɪtʃ $ ˈkɑː-, ˈrædəvæn $ ˈrɑːdəvɑːn/ BrE AmE
(1945–) the leader of the Bosnian Serbs who fought against the Bosnian government during the Bosnian War. The UN (=United Nations) decided that he was responsible for the killing of many Muslims and Croats who lived in towns and villages that the Serbs took, and has charged him with war crimes and wants him to appear in a special law court in the Netherlands.