Mušan Topalović
Mušan Topalović | |
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| Nickname(s) | Caco |
| Born | 20 April 1957 Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia |
| Died | 26 October 1993 (aged 36) Sarajevo, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Allegiance | Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Years of service | 1991–93 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Unit | 10th Mountain Brigade |
| Commands | Commander of the 10th Mountain Brigade of the 1st Corps |
| Battles / wars | Bosnian War Siege of Sarajevo † |
Mušan "Caco" Topalović (20 April 1957 – 26 October 1993) was a Bosnian gangster and warlord from Sarajevo, commander of the 10th Mountain Brigade in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Caco was also a smuggler, thief and gangster inside the besieged capital Sarajevo. Topalović was also formerly a folk musician.
Caco only became a brigade commander because of the confusion of the Yugoslav secession crisis in the spring of 1992. He managed to form his own brigade while the Bosnian government pursued a resolution. Caco and his forces were notorious for war crimes against the civilian population, particularly the killing of Serb civilians, many of whom were later exhumed from Kazani pit and identified.