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KOSOVO [1 record]

Record 1 2008-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
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On February 17, 2008, Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia. Several countries, including Serbia, have not yet recognized the new status.

OBS

Capital: Pristina.

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Inhabitant: Kosovar or Kosovan.

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Kosovo had remained part of Serbia even though it had been administered by the UN and Nato since 1999, when Nato airstrikes ended the crackdown on separatists by the former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Le 17 février 2008, le Parlement du Kosovo a déclaré son indépendance de la Serbie. Certains pays, dont la Serbie, n'ont pas encore reconnu l'indépendance du Kosovo.

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Capitale : Pristina.

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Gentilé: Kosovar, Kosovare.

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La proclamation d'indépendance du Kosovo est la dernière étape en date dans le processus de démantèlement de la Yougoslavie de Tito. Depuis 1991, la Slovénie, la Croatie, la Macédoine, la Bosnie-Herzégovine, le Monténégro ont déclaré leur indépendance.

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