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In December of 1989, a small group of Albanian intellectuals formed the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) in Pristina, which became the leading political force for Kosovo's Albanian population. The party was led by Ibrahim Rugova, a literature professor who had studied in France. To establish legitimacy for these alternative governance structures, underground elections for a Presidency (Rugova garnered 99.55 percent of the votes) and a Kosovo Parliament (the LDK won 96 of 143 seats) were held. The Kosovo Parliament declared independence in October 1991. Outside of Albania, no other country recognized Kosovo as a state. The Milosevic regime had taken control of Kosovo's political institutions and dismantled local Albanian governance. The question for the LDK and Kosovo's Albanian leadership was what to do next.
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In December of 1989, a small group of Albanian intellectuals formed the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) in Pristina, which became the leading political force for Kosovo's Albanian population. The party was led by Ibrahim Rugova, a literature professor who had studied in France. To establish legitimacy for these alternative governance structures, underground elections for a Presidency (Rugova garnered 99.55 percent of the votes) and a Kosovo Parliament (the LDK won 96 of 143 seats) were held. The Kosovo Parliament declared independence in October 1991. Outside of Albania, no other country recognized Kosovo as a state. The Milosevic regime had taken control of Kosovo's political institutions and dismantled local Albanian governance. The question for the LDK and Kosovo's Albanian leadership was what to do next.
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