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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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