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| − | '''Kosovo''' is a region in the south of [[Serbia]]. The area has been under [[United Nations]] administration since 1999 because of conflict stemming from the desire for independence. Kosovo's population is mostly ethnic- | + | '''Kosovo''' is a region in the south of [[Serbia]]. The area has been under [[United Nations]] administration since 1999 because of conflict stemming from the desire for independence. Kosovo's population is mostly ethnic-[[Albania]]n, a stark contrast to the rest of the population of Serbia. |
Kosovo was once an almost totally [[Serbia]]n land. Under the long [[Ottoman]] rule, the land became more and more inhabited by Albanians migrants. The [[Turkey|Turkish]] dominators favored the arrival of Albanians which ended up turning a [[Christian]] region into a [[Muslim]]-majority one. | Kosovo was once an almost totally [[Serbia]]n land. Under the long [[Ottoman]] rule, the land became more and more inhabited by Albanians migrants. The [[Turkey|Turkish]] dominators favored the arrival of Albanians which ended up turning a [[Christian]] region into a [[Muslim]]-majority one. | ||
Revision as of 05:34, February 20, 2008
Kosovo is a region in the south of Serbia. The area has been under United Nations administration since 1999 because of conflict stemming from the desire for independence. Kosovo's population is mostly ethnic-Albanian, a stark contrast to the rest of the population of Serbia.
Kosovo was once an almost totally Serbian land. Under the long Ottoman rule, the land became more and more inhabited by Albanians migrants. The Turkish dominators favored the arrival of Albanians which ended up turning a Christian region into a Muslim-majority one.
Like Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia, Kosovo tried to break off from the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Serbian resistance led to the Kosovo War, with both the United Nations and NATO intervening to stop violence.
On 17 February 2008, Kosovo declared independence from Serbia, ending centuries of Serbian rule over the majority Albanian population. [1]
Further reading
- Clinton Wag the Dog -- No Kosovo Genocide, German Foreign Office Report, January 6, 1999.