On this day - 9 June
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
End of the Kosovo war
On June 9th 1999 the Kumanovo Agreement was signed, bringing to an end the Kosovo War. The effective start date was the 10th June 1999. The idea of the agreement was to establish a new relationship between the Kosovo Force and Yugoslavia.
The Kosovo war had begun in 1998 with armed conflict between Yugoslavia and Kosovo. Kosovo had previously been under Yugoslavian control. NATO intervened in the war in 1999 which led to the withdrawal of Yugoslav forces.
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