What autonomy did Milosevic take away from Kosovo? Why was that done?
Firstly, it must be stressed that the broad autonomy granted to the provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina were the act of the communist government of Yugoslavia in 1974. That was the year a new constitution was promulgated, with the goals of fulfilling Tito’s recipe, “A weak Serbia for a strong Yugoslavia”. Among other things, that constitution gave both provinces the right to a complete veto in parliament, effectively making them unofficial republics in their own right. It also guaranteed the right for ethnic and national minorities to broad cultural autonomy. Extensive Albanian language media, judiciary, educational and state institutions were established. This right to cultural autonomy was retained even after 1989, when all six republics and both provinces reached consensus on amending the constitution. This was done in order to avoid further paralysis of legislature by the provincial veto rights. Referenda held in February (Vojvodina) and March (Kosovo) of that year accepted the amend
