1996–1997 protests in Serbia
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The protests in Serbia in winter 1996/97 were mass rallies of Serbian opposition and university students, in response to electoral fraud attempted by the government of Slobodan Milošević after 1996 local elections. The protests started 17 November 1996 in Niš where thousands of opposition supporters gathered to protest against election fraud. Belgrade University students joined 19 November 1996 and protests lasted even after 11 February 1997 when Milošević signed the "lex specialis", which accepted the opposition victory and instated local government in several cities, but without acknowledging any wrongdoing. The protests were strongest in the capital Belgrade, where they gathered up to 200,000 people, but spread over most cities and towns in Serbia, such as Niš, Čačak, Šabac, Mladenovac etc.
During the course of the rallies, students held their protests separately from the citizens' ones, led by opposition then gathered in coalition Zajedno (Together). Actually, the students' protest lasted until March 22, 1997, with additional requests of replacing the management of University of Belgrade and return of the university autonomy.
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- Chris Hedges (1996-12-08). "Serbian Response to Tyranny:Take the Movement to the Web". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/specials/bosnia/context/1208yugo.html. Retrieved on 2007-05-21.
- Milan Milošević (1997-02-15). "What Now?". Vreme. http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/serbian_digest/280/t280-2.htm.
- Balkan Peace Team (1997-01-23). "Protests in Belgrade and throughout Yugoslavia—1996/1997". Hartford Web Publishing. http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/62/063.html.
- Lazić, Mladen (1999). Protest in Belgrade: Winter of Discontent. Central European University Press. ISBN 9639116459.
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