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Highlights in President Slobodan Milosevic's career |
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October 7, 2000
UNDATED, OCT 6 (AP) - December 1987 - Slobodan Milosevic takes over the communist party in Serbia, the dominant republic of Yugoslavia. 1989 - Milosevic elected president of Serbia. 1989 - As Serbian president, Milosevic strips the southern province of Kosovo of autonomy. More than 20 killed in protests. December 1990 - Milosevic re-elected president of Serbia in first multiparty elections. March 1991 - First massive anti-Milosevic riots in Belgrade. June 1991 - Slovenia and Croatia declare independence. Yugoslav army attacks Slovenia. July 1991 - Yugoslav army withdraws from Slovenia. Serb-Croat skirmishes going on since early 1991 escalate into war between Croats and rebel Serbs, backed by the Yugoslav army, in Croatia. December 1991 -European Community says it will recognize Croatia and Slovenia. February 1992 - U.N. Security Council sends 14,000 peacekeeping troops to Croatia. Bosnia-Herzegovina declares independence. Bosnian Serbs proclaim separate state. Fighting spreads. April 1992 - Bosnian Serb gunners begin siege of Sarajevo. European Community, followed by United States, recognizes Bosnia. Intense fighting in Bosnia. May 1992 - United Nations imposes sanctions on a new, smaller Yugoslavia made up of Serbia and Montenegro, for fomenting war in Bosnia and Croatia. Nov. 21, 1995 - Milosevic signs Dayton Peace Accord, ending Bosnian war. Nov. 1996-Jan. 1997 - Street protests threaten to topple Milosevic, but he endures. 1997 - Milosevic inaugurated president of Yugoslavia. Jan. 15, 1999 - 45 ethnic Albanians slain outside Racak in Kosovo, spurring international peace efforts. Feb. 6-17, 1999 - First round of talks between Kosovo Albanians and Serbs in Rambouillet, France. March 22, 1999 - U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke warns Milosevic of airstrikes unless he signs peace agreement. Milosevic refuses. March 23, 1999 - NATO authorizes airstrikes. Yugoslavia declares state of emergency - its first since World War II. March 24, 1999 - NATO airstrikes begin. June 9, 1999 - Yugoslav and Western generals sign a military pact that clears the way for a Kosovo peace plan to end the bombings, pull Yugoslav troops out of Kosovo and allow hundreds of thousands of refugees to return home. June 12, 1999- NATO-led peacekeepers take control of Kosovo. May 27, 1999 - A U.N. tribunal indicts Milosevic for crimes against humanity, holding the Yugoslav president personally responsible for the horrors in Kosovo and brutal purge of ethnic Albanians. It was the first time an international court has charged a sitting head of state with war crimes. Sept. 24, 2000 - For first time, Yugoslavs vote directly for Yugoslav president. Sept. 25 - Supporters of challenger Vojislav Kostunica declare victory over Milosevic, citing reports from own poll watchers. Sept. 28 - Milosevic announces he will take part in Oct. 8 runoff election while opposition threatens general strike. Sept. 29 - Tens of thousands heed opposition calls for nationwide strike, blocking roads and shutting shops, movie theaters, mines. Sept. 30 - Milosevic turns down offer of Russian mediation and declares Yugoslavs themselves "will decide our fate." Oct. 4 - Police retreat from attempt to break strike at key coal mine. Yugoslavia's highest court invalidates parts of presidential election, further angering opposition. Oct. 5 - Huge mobs rampage through Belgrade seizing parliament, the television station and police stations. Milosevic's whereabouts unknown. More Related News Yugoslav regime appears to collapse after day of revolt Plum brandy, a looted coat hanger - scenes of chaos in a Milosevic stronghold A career of battles for power by Yugoslavia's reviled leader with BC-Yugoslavia Cheney and Lieberman agree Milosevic should go, oppose use of U.S. troops Japan welcomes uprising in Yugoslavia, urges Milosevic to step down Prime minister urges Milosevic to relinquish power Russian nationalists condemn Yugoslav opposition victory as "coup" China watches warily as Yugoslavia heads for change
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