This has resulted in civil wars and ethnic conflicts. One place where this has occurred is in Serbia. Serbia was one of the parts of the former Yugoslavia, which had once been a large Communist country. Yugoslavia was already beginning to separate into smaller states by the time that Slobodan Milosevic became president. Milosevic had plans to recombine some of the states under the leadership of Serbia, but the newly independent states had other ideas.
The conflicts grew into a bloody civil war. One main part of the conflict occurred between Serbia and the province to its south called Kosovo. Kosovo was the home of ethnic Albanians who wanted their own independent state. By 1996, Kosovo had its own army - the Kosovo Liberation Army, or KLA. …show more content…
He agreed to allow peacekeepers from the United Nations to oversee Kosovo. Ethnic Albanians returned to their home country. Both the Serbs and the Kosovars lived under an uneasy peace. They feared new outbreaks of violence.
In 2000, an election was held in Serbia. The results were unclear, and there were reports of corruption in the election. A controversy erupted in which Milosevic's opponent, Vojislav Kostunica, claimed that he was the real winner. Milosevic's own army chose not to support him any further. Pressure increased for Milosevic to resign. With no other choice, Milosevic went on national television and announced that he was resigning.
By this time, Milosevic had already been accused of international war crimes. Plans were made to try him in an international court in 2001 for crimes against humanity. However, Milosevic died of a heart attack before his trial was completed. The man who had been at the center of the controversy for so many years was suddenly gone.
Since then, history has continued to proceed in back and forth steps in Kosovo. Kosovo has held elections and declared its independence. Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have met and talked, but the two sides continue to have
The conflicts grew into a bloody civil war. One main part of the conflict occurred between Serbia and the province to its south called Kosovo. Kosovo was the home of ethnic Albanians who wanted their own independent state. By 1996, Kosovo had its own army - the Kosovo Liberation Army, or KLA. …show more content…
He agreed to allow peacekeepers from the United Nations to oversee Kosovo. Ethnic Albanians returned to their home country. Both the Serbs and the Kosovars lived under an uneasy peace. They feared new outbreaks of violence.
In 2000, an election was held in Serbia. The results were unclear, and there were reports of corruption in the election. A controversy erupted in which Milosevic's opponent, Vojislav Kostunica, claimed that he was the real winner. Milosevic's own army chose not to support him any further. Pressure increased for Milosevic to resign. With no other choice, Milosevic went on national television and announced that he was resigning.
By this time, Milosevic had already been accused of international war crimes. Plans were made to try him in an international court in 2001 for crimes against humanity. However, Milosevic died of a heart attack before his trial was completed. The man who had been at the center of the controversy for so many years was suddenly gone.
Since then, history has continued to proceed in back and forth steps in Kosovo. Kosovo has held elections and declared its independence. Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have met and talked, but the two sides continue to have