THE POLITICAL STATUS OF KOSOVO (1967-1974): BETWEEN SERBIAN HEGEMONY AND SELF-RULE

Authors : Memli KRASNİQİ

Pages : 437-443

Doi:10.30692/sisad.816976

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Publication Date : 2020-11-22

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The time from 1966 until 1980 in Kosovo is known as second Albanian cultural and political reborn. It was time when Kosovo had achieves the highest possible autonomy, which was compromise between Serbian tendencies to not allow any form of self-government to Kosovo and the political goal of Albanians for at least the status of Republic for the Kosovo, independent from the Republic of Serbia and equal part of the Yugoslavian Federation. The state of SFR of Yugoslavia it had a long history of inner rivalry between the concept of centralized federation, which was mostly supported by Serbs and Montenegro’s, and more liberal and decentralized state, advocated by northern republics insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Slovenia and Croacia);. From 1966 and until the death of J.B.Tito, in Yugoslavia, prevail the political concept of further democratization, with more political and economic power distributed to the republics and provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina.
Keywords : Kosovo, Yugoslavia, Albanians, Serbia