OSAMOSTALJENJE - KONAČNI CILJ ALBANACA U SFRJ
INDEPENDENCE - THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE ALBANIANS IN SFR YUGOSLAVIA

Summary/Abstract: The political activity of the Albanians, from the beginning of their presence in Serbia and Yugoslavia, has more or less permanently been directed towards creating an independent state, through the separation of Kosovo (and sometimes not only Kosovo) from Serbia, and its annexation to Albania. Regardless of the way in which the Albanian movement in Kosovo and wider has presented itself, or has been portrayed in various periods of history, its comprehensive organized and spontaneous activity has been aimed at achieving this end. There is a definite continuity in this respect, from 1918 to the present day. The communist regime helped the realization of this goal by imparting a specific administrative and territorial status to this region, by forming an autonomous province, and by its »annexation« to Serbia in 1945. Despite being granted full national recognition and experiencing a thorough revival in the economic, cultural, and other spheres, the Albanians did not abandon their original intention. In certain periods the actions directed toward achieving these desires weakened, or acquired a different form, as was the case with the demands for an Albanian republic within Yugoslavia, and other similar claims, but the general tendency has nevertheless been directed toward the fulfillment of the ultimate goal.

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