1981 protests in Kosovo

1981 protests in Kosovo
Part of breakup of Yugoslavia
Date11 March – 3 April 1981
Location
GoalsDemanding higher autonomy for Kosovo
MethodsProtests, Civil unrest
StatusFailed
Parties
Supported by:
Albania
Lead figures

Besim Baraliu
Fehmi Lladrovc 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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