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Political consequences of the Kosovo conflict - Coggle Diagram
Political consequences of the Kosovo conflict
The disbanding of the KLA
The international community continued to insist that a future Kosovo be multicultural
KLA became less popular
KLA tried to gain power in the first weeks after the cease-fire
The interim administration of the UN set up a police force, the Kosovo Police Service
KFOR Commander General Jackson and Hashim Thaci, the young radical who commanded the KLA, signed the agreement for the transformation of the KLA
Hashin Thaci
Represented the Kosovars at Rambouillet before the air campaign
Had been elected as prime minister of provisional government in Kosovo
KLA now overshadowed other political parties in Kosovo
The strongest military force
Widespread popularity and support among a significant number of the Kosovar Albanians
kPolitical war between the KLA and the LDK
The elections of October 2000
The first ever local elections held for the newly constituted Kosovo state were due to take place in October 2000
There was violence during the political campaign
The reformation of the KLA into a political party
The KLA made considerable effort to assume control of a number of areas, collecting taxes and beginning to control sources of revenue from the illicit activities that emerged when law and order were absent
Many former KLA members transferred into the Kosovo Protection Force (TMK)
The more moderate supporters of the KLA established the Party of Democracti Progress (PPDK) in July 1999
There was no obvious winner in the October 2000 elections
Western governements preferred the pacifism of Rugova over the radicalism of Thaci
The election of Ibrahim Rugova as president
Over the next two years, UNMIK, and KFOR played a role in guiding the newly fledged province
Western leaders recognized that Rugova's popularity in Kosovo was indispensable to dealing with the future status of Kosovo
Violence against members of political parties continued after the elections in October , although this was not always politically motivated.
The violence revealed the deep-rooted problems facing the province.
Economic issues as well as huge social difficulties were compounded by the lack of effective action taken by the UN and the peacekeeping forces.
The political impact of the war in Kosovo
Ibraham Rugova
Rugova's reputation got tarnished badly
Just two weeks into the NATO bombing campaign, the de facto political leader of the Kosovar Albanians was seen, once again, bowing to the will of the powerful Serbs
At the end of NATO's bombing campaign
Opened the door for the removal of Serb political control over Kosovo
The emergence of the LDK and the KLA had an enormous impact on deciding the political future of Kosovo
Kosovo wanted independence