Protests and riots demanding greater Kosovan autonomy within the SFR Yugoslavia
1981 protests in Kosovo
Part of breakup of Yugoslavia
Date
11 March – 3 April 1981
Location
SAP Kosovo, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Goals
Demanding higher autonomy for Kosovo
Methods
Protests, Civil unrest
Status
Failed
Parties
SAP Kosovo SR Serbia SFR Yugoslavia
Kosovo Albanians
Supported by: Albania
Lead figures
Cvijetin Mijatović
Besim Baraliu Fehmi Lladrovc [sq]
Milazim Shala
Casualties and losses
4 killed
7 killed 4,200 arrested 1,500 expelled from LCY
In March and April 1981, a student protest in Pristina, the capital of the then Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo, led to widespread protests by Kosovo Albanians demanding more autonomy within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Presidency of Yugoslavia declared a state of emergency in Pristina and Kosovska Mitrovica, which led to rioting. The unrest was suppressed by a large police intervention that caused numerous casualties, and a period of political repression followed.
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