Kosova

“Yugoslavia does not exist without Kosovo! Yugoslavia would disintegrate without Kosovo! Yugoslavia and Serbia are not going to give up Kosovo!” (“The Economist”, 9/7/96, pg. 48). Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic spoke these words. His people share this view, because there exists a strong sense of nationalism throughout most of Yugoslavia. Kosovo, the poorest province of Serbia, is the stage for one of the most important international situations in the news today. Kosovo is the home of 1.7 million …

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