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Beginning of Kosovo War
The Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic abolishes the province's autonomous status. -
Kosovo assembly is dissolved
Serbia dissolves the Kosovo assembly. -
People lose jobs
Tens of thousands of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo lose their jobs. -
Battles start to break out
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (S.F.R.Y.) breaks up. Wars break out in the former republics of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina -
K.L.A. appears
the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) now appears on the scene in a visible way, claiming responsibility for a number of bombings and attacks against Serbian police and state officials. -
K.L.A. confesses
The KLA claims responsibility for a further series of violent incidents, including bombings, attacks on police stations, and raids on refugee camps. Serb police crush Albanian student demonstrations in October. -
Genocide starts
Many attacks are recorded through the year,many riots and battles between Serbian police and the KLA -
Genocide gets serious
Many other attacks and battles break out between KLA and Serbian police all year -
End of genocide
Genocide comes to a stop with a death toll of 4,239 casualties