Yugoslav general to surrender to UN war crimes tribunal News
Yugoslav general to surrender to UN war crimes tribunal

[JURIST] Momcilo Perisic, a former general and chief of staff of the Yugoslav army under Slobodan Milosevic and later a Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia who pressed for co-operation with international war crimes prosecutors [2001 Serbian government press release], has decided to turn himself in to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). In a statement released by the Serbian government Wednesday following disclosure of the existence of an outstanding ICTY indictment on as yet unspecified charges, Perisic said he will surrender to the Hague on March 7. Perisic commanded troops in 1992 to surround the shell the Bosnian town of Mostar. In 2000, however, Perisic became an opposition leader and was key in toppling Milosevic from power. AFP has more.

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38 Santee Sioux hanged by US for rebellion

On December 26, 1862, 38 Santee Sioux men were hanged in a mass execution for their roles in a rebellion against US authorities in Minnesota which left hundreds dead and made refugees of some 40,000 white settlers. Government annuities promised under a treaty with the Sioux had failed to arrive on schedule and credit for purchases was not advanced in the meantime, threatening the tribe with starvation. The Santee Sioux Tribe's members were deported first to South Dakota and ultimately to Nebraska, where they remain today. Learn more about the 1862 Minnesota Sioux Rebellion.

Louis XVI put on trial during French Revolution

On December 26, 1792, Romain de Sèze, a defense attorney for deposed King Louis XVI, presented a defense of his client. The former King was on trial before a French Revolutionary court on thirty-three charges, including treason and other crimes against the state. He was convicted on January 15, 1793 executed by guillotine on the following January 21.