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Today in history, 7 November: The parallel elections of May 1992

On 24 May 1992 Kosovo Albanians held unofficial parliamentary and presidential elections for the parallel institutions. The LDK won a majority and Ibrahim Rugova was elected “President of the Republic of Kosova”.

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On 24 May 1992 Kosovo Albanians held unofficial parliamentary and presidential elections for the parallel institutions. The LDK won a majority and Ibrahim Rugova was elected “President of the Republic of Kosova”.

Delegates to a 130-member legislature were also elected. Serbian police arrested and beat a delegation of observers from Croatia [1]. The sources read give no turnout or vote shares.

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Historical context

1989–1995

After autonomy was abolished, Kosovo Albanians built parallel institutions and chose peaceful resistance. The strategy kept society alive, but it could not change Kosovo's international position.

Read the chapter “The parallel state and peaceful resistance”

Sources

  1. [1]Helsinki Watch (Human Rights Watch). Yugoslavia: Human Rights Abuses in Kosovo 1990–1992. 1992-10. https://www.hrw.org/reports/pdfs/y/yugoslav/yugo92o.pdf. Accessed 2026-09-16. — pp. 12, 56
  2. [2]Tribunali Penal Ndërkombëtar për ish-Jugosllavinë (ICTY). Prosecutor v. Milutinović et al., Judgement, Volume 1 of 4. 2009-02-26. IT-05-87-T. https://www.icty.org/x/cases/milutinovic/tjug/en/jud090226-e1of4.pdf. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  3. [3]Fred Abrahams, Benjamin Ward. Under Orders: War Crimes in Kosovo. 2001-10-26. https://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/kosovo/. Accessed 2026-09-16.

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