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Kosovo Albanian leader Rugova in Italy
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May 5, 1999
Web posted at: 12:49 p.m. EDT (1649 GMT)
ROME (CNN) -- Kosovo Albanian leader Ibrahim Rugova arrived in Rome with his family
on Wednesday from Yugoslavia, officials said.
It had been believed that Rugova was virtually under house arrest in Yugoslavia
since NATO air strikes began in March. The only times he had been seen were in a
few appearances with Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic on Serbian TV, which
many Western observers believed were either staged or dated.
A statement from Italian officials said Rugova, chosen "president" of Kosovo by an
underground vote of Kosovar Albanians, is a guest of the Italian government. He arrived on
a special flight from Yugoslavia and was greeted by Italian Cabinet undersecretary Marco
Minniti, the prime minister´s office said.
Rugova is considered the father of Democratic League of Kosovo, although his non-violent
approach to Kosovar independence was overshadowed by the aggressive stance of the
Kosovo Liberation Army.
Rome Bureau Chief Gayle Young contributed to this report.
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• Kosovo - from Albanian.com
Military:
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• NATO official site
• BosniaLINK - U.S. Dept. of Defense
• U.S. Navy images from Operation Allied Force
• U.K. Ministry of Defence - Kosovo news
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• Jane's Defence - Kosovo Crisis
Relief:
• U.S. Agency for International Development (Kosovo aid)
• Doctors of the World
• InterAction
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
• International Committee of the Red Cross
• Kosovo Humanitarian Disaster Forces Hundreds of Thousands from their Homes
• Catholic Relief Services
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• ReliefWeb: Home page
• The Jewish Agency for Israel
• Mercy International
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• Independent Yugoslav radio stations B92
• Institute for War and Peace Reporting
• United States Information Agency - Kosovo Crisis
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