During the war, Karadzic was the president of the Bosnian Serb republic and of its National Security Council, as well as supreme commander of the Bosnian Serb armed forces and the leader of the Serbian Democratic Party.
În timpul războiului Karadzic era Preşedintele Republicii Sârbo-Bosniace şi al Consiliului Naţional de Securitate al acesteia, precum şi comandant suprem al forţelor armate sârbo-bosniace şi liderul Partidului Sârb Democrat.