Kosovo

Some of the key events about Kosovo

• 1389

  The Battle of Kosovo resulted in Ottoman victory and the fall of the Serbian Empire
• 1912

  Kosovo was occupied by Serbia during the First Balkan War
• 1941

  Kosovo was occupied by Axis powers during World War II
• 1945

  Kosovo became an autonomous province within Serbia in communist Yugoslavia
• 1981

  Major riots broke out demanding republic status for Kosovo
• 1989

  Serbia revoked Kosovo's autonomous status
• 1998

  The Kosovo War began, resulting in widespread violence and displacement
• 1999

  Kosovo was placed under United Nations administration
• 1999

  NATO bombing campaign against Yugoslavia over Kosovo conflict caused significant destruction
• 2004

  Widespread riots erupted between Albanians and Serbs in Kosovo
• 2008

  Kosovo declared independence from Serbia
• 2008

  Kosovo unilaterally declared independence, leading to ongoing international disputes
• 2009

  Kosovo joined the International Monetary Fund and World Bank
• 2010

  The International Court of Justice ruled Kosovo's declaration of independence did not violate international law
• 2012

  Kosovo ended its supervised independence
• 2013

  Kosovo and Serbia signed the Brussels Agreement, normalizing relations
• 2015

  Kosovo signed the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the European Union
• 2016

  Kosovo's men's national football team played its first FIFA-sanctioned international match
• 2018

  Kosovo athletes participated in the Winter Olympics for the first time
• 2023

  Kosovo became a member of the Council of Europe

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