Kosovo independence movement

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The Kosovo independence movement is a political and national campaign, led by figures such as Hashim Thaçi, that sought and ultimately achieved Kosovo’s separation from Serbia and recognition as an independent state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf independence movement
national liberation movement
political campaign
political movement
secessionist movement
hasEthnicBase Kosovo Albanians
linked to: Albanians
hasHistoricalPrecursor Kosovo Albanian autonomy movement in Yugoslavia
hasIdeology Albanian nationalism
self-determination
hasKeyEvent 1998–1999 conflict in Kosovo
2008 Kosovo declaration of independence
Ahtisaari Plan process
Kosovo War
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Rambouillet negotiations
UN administration of Kosovo (UNMIK)
hasKeyPeriod 1990s
2000s
hasLanguage Albanian
hasLeader Agim Çeku
Hashim Thaçi
Ibrahim Rugova
hasOrganization Alliance for the Future of Kosovo
Democratic League of Kosovo
Democratic Party of Kosovo
Kosovo Liberation Army
hasPoliticalOutcome creation of institutions of the Republic of Kosovo
hasPrimaryGoal independence of Kosovo from Serbia
international recognition of Kosovo as a sovereign state
hasStatus partially successful
hasTactic armed struggle
diplomatic lobbying
non-violent resistance
parallel political institutions
notRecognizedBy China
Russia
Serbia
Spain
operatesInCountry Serbia
operatesInTerritory Kosovo
opposedBy Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Serbian government
opposes Serbian sovereignty over Kosovo
recognizedBy France
Germany
Italy
United Kingdom
United States
relatedTo breakup of Yugoslavia
ethnic conflict in the Balkans
resultsIn de facto separation of Kosovo from Serbia after 1999
partial international recognition of Kosovo
unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo on 17 February 2008
subjectOf International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Kosovo’s declaration of independence
supportedBy many Western states

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Hashim Thaçi movement Kosovo independence movement
Ibrahim Rugova movement Kosovar independence movement
linked to: Kosovo independence movement
Kosovo independence movement hasHistoricalPrecursor Kosovo Albanian autonomy movement in Yugoslavia
linked to: Kosovo independence movement
Fatmir Limaj movement Kosovo Albanian independence movement
linked to: Kosovo independence movement