22 years since March 9 protest

Today marks 22 years since the first mass protest of the opposition against Slobodan Milošević's regime.

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BELGRADE Today marks 22 years since the first mass protest of the opposition against Slobodan Milosevic's regime. The March 9 protest in Belgrade was organized and headed by the strongest opposition party at the time, the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) and its leader Vuk Draskovic. 22 years since March 9 protest March 9, 1991 is also remembered as the day when army tanks rolled out onto the streets of Belgrade for the first time since the capital was liberated in World War II on October 20, 1944. The protest represented a beginning of a fight against the regime which yielded results nine years later when Milosevic was toppled on October 5, 2000. The police tried to block all access roads to the city in order to prevent opposition supporters from coming to the protest. According to some estimates, around 15,000 policemen were deployed to the streets of Belgrade. The protest started at Republic Square in downtown Belgrade. Several dozens of thousands of citizens attended the protest. The protesters demanded resignation of the then director general of Radio Television of Serbia Dusan Mitevic and four editors because of the offensive comments they voiced against the opposition. The police tried to disperse the protesters around noon due to “participants aggressive behavior”. The protesters clashed with the police at Republic Square but the conflict then spread to several streets in downtown Belgrade. Two people were killed in the clashes, protester Branimir Milinovic and police officer Nedeljko Kosovic. 114 people were injured in the clashes between the police and protesters, 58 of them police officers and 86 citizens. During the protest, the police arrested 158 people. Tanks rolled out onto the streets of Belgrade in the evening and withdrew a day later. Tanks are seen in downtown Belgrade on March 9, 1991 (Tanjug, file) B92

22 years since March 9 protest

March 9, 1991 is also remembered as the day when army tanks rolled out onto the streets of Belgrade for the first time since the capital was liberated in World War II on October 20, 1944.

The protest represented a beginning of a fight against the regime which yielded results nine years later when Milošević was toppled on October 5, 2000.

The police tried to block all access roads to the city in order to prevent opposition supporters from coming to the protest. According to some estimates, around 15,000 policemen were deployed to the streets of Belgrade.

The protest started at Republic Square in downtown Belgrade. Several dozens of thousands of citizens attended the protest.

The protesters demanded resignation of the then director general of Radio Television of Serbia Dušan Mitević and four editors because of the offensive comments they voiced against the opposition.

The police tried to disperse the protesters around noon due to “participants aggressive behavior”.

The protesters clashed with the police at Republic Square but the conflict then spread to several streets in downtown Belgrade.

Two people were killed in the clashes, protester Branimir Milinović and police officer Nedeljko Kosović.

114 people were injured in the clashes between the police and protesters, 58 of them police officers and 86 citizens. During the protest, the police arrested 158 people.

Tanks rolled out onto the streets of Belgrade in the evening and withdrew a day later.

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