2001 Skopje protests

2001 protest in Macedonia 2001 Skopje protests the Aračinovo crisis 26 June 2001 Skopje, Macedonia * Halting of the Macedonian assault on Aračinovo Evacuation of around 500 NLA militants Involvement of the international community * Vandalism Demonstrations Rioting Violence Property damage Occupation of administrative buildings MacedoniaFlag of the Republic of Macedonia (1992–1995).svg Macedonian protestersJohn C. Phillips Macedonia: Warlords and Rebels in the Balkans 2002 I.B.Tauris & Company Limited 9786000007843 128 Macedonia Macedonian citizens Army of the Republic of Macedonia none Macedonian army soldiers and reservists Coat of arms of the Macedonian Police.png 22px Macedonian policemen Flag of the Republic of Macedonia (1992–1995).svg Macedonian nationalists Macedonia Macedonian Government Coat of arms of the Macedonian Police.png 22px Macedonian Police 3,000–5,000 protesters Around 50 policemen None The 2001 Skopje protests in Skopje, Macedonia, began after the evacuation of National Liberation Army (NLA) insurgents during the Aračinovo crisis, involvement of the international community, and the halting of the Macedonian assault of Aračinovo.Terzieff Juliette 25 June 2001 Macedonia president flees protesters CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/06/25/macedonia.talks/"Полицајци и граѓани гневни од "предавството во Арачиново" протестираа пред Парламентот". Дневник https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084837/http://star.dnevnik.com.mk/?pBroj=1587&stID=1148 4 March 2016Robertson Nic 27 June 2001 New front opens in Macedonia 1 CNN http://www.cnn.com/2001/fyi/news/06/26/macedonia.unrest/index.html Around 3,000 to 5,000 Macedonians protested against the Government of Macedonia. Storming the Parliament building On 26 June 2001, from 3,000 to 5,000 Macedonian protesters, armed with machine guns, broke into the Parliament building and demanded to talk to the President of Macedonia at the time, Boris Trajkovski, shouting "treason", calling for "resignation", and deriding Trajkovski's decision to allow the rebels to take their weapons when they retreated.Naegele Joylyon 26 June 2001 Macedonia: Nation Moves One Step Closer To Anarchy RadioFreeEurope https://www.rferl.org/a/1096794.html Some protesters chanted anti-Albanian slogans such as "Gas chambers for the Albanians", "death to the Albanians", "kill the Albanians", as well as demanding that ethnic Albanian rebels be killed.Macedonian Peace Agreement Spurs Riots https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2001/06/26/macedonian-peace-agreement-spurs-riots/d466b405-86f6-418a-8391-117317cc1d14/ The Washington Post 26 June 2001 Barry ColleenHatred on the streets of Skopje https://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/06/26/skopje.tension/index.html CNN 26 June 2001 Sultoon SarahJohn C. Phillips Macedonia: Warlords and Rebels in the Balkans 2002 I.B.Tauris & Company Limited 9786000007843 128 The crowd was made up of army and police, as well as reservists who kept the NLA encircled in Aračinovo. They later managed to get into the building, where they started to break windows and furniture, and destroyed two police cars. Macedonian flags were hung on balconies. Protesters replaced the Macedonian flag with the country's former Vergina Sun flag. The president's Mercedes-Benz was destroyed. Trajkovski was evacuated after demonstrators broke into the Parliament building.26 June 2001 Macedonia: Uneasy Calm Follows Late-Night Protests 1 RadioFreeEurope https://www.rferl.org/a/1096782.html Several police officers and several journalists were injured. See also 2001 anti-Albanian protests References Category:2001 protests Category:June 2001 in Europe Category:Macedonian nationalism Category:Anti-Albanian sentiment