Ante Gotovina Military person

Ante Gotovina (born 12 October 1955) is a Croatian retired lieutenant general and former French senior corporal who served in the Croatian War for Independence. He is noted for his primary role in the 1995 Operation Storm. In 2001, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia indicted him on war crimes and crimes against humanity charges in connection with that operation and its aftermath. After spending four years in hiding, he was captured in the Canary Islands in December 2005. In On 16 November 2012, he was found not guilty on all charges by the appeals panel at the ICTY, and immediately set free.

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Birth date	October 12, 1955
Birth place	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , Socialist Republic of Croatia , Zadar County , Tkon

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allegiance	* * (1973–1978) * (1991–2000)
award	Homeland's Gratitude Medal Order of Nikola Šubić Zrinski Order of the Croatian Cross Order of Ban Jelačić Order of Duke Domagoj Order of the Croatian Interlace Order of the Croatian Trefoil Order of Ante Starčević
military operations	Battle of Kolwezi Operation Maslenica Operation Storm Bosnian War Croatian War of Independence Operation Mistral Operation Summer '95
military branch	French Army Croatian Army
military command	* HV Inspectorate * HVO Livno * Split military district
military unit	2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment Commando Parachute Group 1st Guards Brigade (Croatia)
service start	1973
service end	2000