2001 Skopje protests
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.[2][3][4] Around 5,000 Macedonians protested against the Government of Macedonia.[1][2][4]
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| Date | 15 June 2001 – 16 June 2001 (1 day) | ||
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| Injuries | several police officers and several journalists[2] | ||
Storming the Parliament building
On 26 June 2001, ~3,000–5,000 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",[3] and deriding Trajkovski's decision to allow the rebels to take their weapons when they retreated.[5]
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, were they started to break windows and furniture, and destroyed two police cars.[5] Macedonian flags were hung on balconies.[2] The president's Mercedes-Benz was destroyed.[2] Boris Trajkovski was evacuated after demonstrators broke into the Parliament building.[1][4]
See also
References
- "Macedonia: Uneasy Calm Follows Late-Night Protests". RadioFreeEurope. 26 June 2001. p. 1.
- Terzieff, Juliette (25 June 2001). "Macedonia president flees protesters". CNN. p. 1.
- "Полицајци и граѓани гневни од "предавството во Арачиново" протестираа пред Парламентот". Дневник Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Robertson, Nic (27 June 2001). "New front opens in Macedonia". CNN. p. 1.
- Naegele, Joylyon (26 June 2001). "Macedonia: Nation Moves One Step Closer To Anarchy". RadioFreeEurope. p. 1.