Kosovo
Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a country in Southeast Europe with partial diplomatic recognition. Kosovo lies landlocked in the centre of the Balkans, bordered by Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia to the southeast, Albania to the southwest, and Montenegro to the west. Most of central Kosovo sits on the plains of Metohija and the Kosovo field. The Accursed Mountains and Šar Mountains rise in the southwest and southeast, respectively. Kosovo's capital and largest city is Pristina.
Some of the key events about Kosovo
- 1389The Battle of Kosovo resulted in Ottoman victory and the fall of the Serbian Empire
- 1912Kosovo was occupied by Serbia during the First Balkan War
- 1941Kosovo was occupied by Axis powers during World War II
- 1945Kosovo became an autonomous province within Serbia in communist Yugoslavia
- 1981Major riots broke out demanding republic status for Kosovo
- 1989Serbia revoked Kosovo's autonomous status
- 1998The Kosovo War began, resulting in widespread violence and displacement
- 1999Kosovo was placed under United Nations administration
- 1999NATO bombing campaign against Yugoslavia over Kosovo conflict caused significant destruction
- 2004Widespread riots erupted between Albanians and Serbs in Kosovo
- 2008Kosovo declared independence from Serbia
- 2008Kosovo unilaterally declared independence, leading to ongoing international disputes
- 2009Kosovo joined the International Monetary Fund and World Bank
- 2010The International Court of Justice ruled Kosovo's declaration of independence did not violate international law
- 2012Kosovo ended its supervised independence
- 2013Kosovo and Serbia signed the Brussels Agreement, normalizing relations
- 2015Kosovo signed the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the European Union
- 2016Kosovo's men's national football team played its first FIFA-sanctioned international match
- 2018Kosovo athletes participated in the Winter Olympics for the first time
- 2023Kosovo became a member of the Council of Europe
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