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French General Philippe Morillon, Srebrenica Protector, Dies at 90

2/10/2026

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Philippe Morillon, a French Army general, died on January 29 at age 90.
In 1993, Philippe Morillon vowed to protect Srebrenica.
The 1995 massacre of nearly 8,000 Muslim men and boys overshadowed the vow as Serbian forces besieged Srebrenica amid Yugoslavia's 1991 breakup and United Nations peacekeepers' deployment (UN) in Bosnia.
President Emmanuel Macron praised Morillon for embodying resistance, and Morillon later expressed regret he could not fulfill his promise.

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Philippe Morillon, a French Army general, died on January 29 at age 90.
In 1993, Philippe Morillon vowed to protect Srebrenica.
The 1995 massacre of nearly 8,000 Muslim men and boys overshadowed the vow as Serbian forces besieged Srebrenica amid Yugoslavia's 1991 breakup and United Nations peacekeepers' deployment (UN) in Bosnia.
President Emmanuel Macron praised Morillon for embodying resistance, and Morillon later expressed regret he could not fulfill his promise.