Milošević at Gazimestan
1989 · Event
On the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, a million Serbs hear Slobodan Milošević invoke the possibility of 'armed battles' for the Serb nation. He has already stripped Kosovo's autonomy; the other republics take note of what Serbia's new strongman means to do with Yugoslavia — and start planning their exits.
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