Stanislav Galić (Serbian Cyrillic: Станислав Галић; born 12 March 1943) is a Bosnian Serb soldier and former commander of the Sarajevo-Romanija Corps of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was convicted of Terror as a Crime against humanity, and murder as violations of the laws and customs of War, for his part in the Siege of Sarajevo.
Galić was born in the hamlet of Goleš, in the municipality of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Prior to the beginning of the war he was an officer in the Yugoslav National Army. On 7 September 1992 he became the commander of the Sarajevo-Romanija Corps (Sarajevsko-romanijski korpus), the unit of the VRS which besieged Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Galić remained commander of the SRK until 10 August 1994 which is when he was replaced by Dragomir Milošević.
In 1998 the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia indicted Galić on the basis of individual responsibility on charges of murder, inhumane acts other than murder, crimes against humanity, unlawfully inflicting terror upon civilians, attacks on civilians and violations of the laws and customs of war. The indictment was sealed until Galić was arrested by the British SAS on 20 December 1999. On 5 December 2003, his trial ended in a conviction and a 20-year sentence for the shelling and sniping of Sarajevo. Galić appealed the judgement. On 30 November 2006, his appeal was rejected and the appeals chamber extended his sentence from 20 years to life imprisonment. He was taken to Germany to serve his sentence.
Stanislav and its variants (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) may refer to:
Stanislav (Serbian Cyrillic: Станислав; fl. 1377) was a čelnik in the service of the Serbian magnate family of Dejanović. He was from Štip, where he is known to have lived in 1377. His son, Milorad Repoš, was mentioned in the charter of Konstantin Dejanović dated 26 March 1388. It is possible that logotet Stanislav and čelnik were the same person. The name "Repoš" seems to have been a surname.
Stanislav or Stanislaus (Latinized form) is a very old given name of Slavic origin, meaning someone who achieves glory or fame. It is common in the Slavic countries of Central and South Eastern Europe. The name has spread to many non-Slavic languages as well, such as French (Stanislas), German, and others.
The feminine form is Stanislava.
In the Polish language, the name Stanisław has the following diminutives: Stach, Stan, Stańko, Staś, Stasio, Stasiu, Stasiek, Staszek.
Variants: Stasław, Tasław.
Its feminine form is Stanisława.
Stasiek, Stach may also be a surname.
Other derived surnames:
In the Russian language, the name Stanislav is usually abbreviated to Stas (diminutive Stasik).
Galić (Cyrillic script: Галић) is a South Slavic surname. It may refer to:
Gali may refer to:
Gali (Urdu: گلی ) refers to an alley or alleyway which is a narrow pedestrian lane in a city or a mountain path or a mountain valley. Galyat is plural of Gali. The following are some Galayat in Pakistan:
Galié is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
The Château de Galié is a ruined 13th and 14th century castle which has been listed since 1970 as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture.