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Secretary-General Kofi Annan stands at the center of a large crowd of Albanian refugees and media at the Stenkovec I camp in Macedonia, with tents and mountains in the background. A Kosovar Albanian boy with muddy clothes sits on the ground eating bread and soup at a refugee camp, with other displaced people and mountains in the background. Map of Kosovo and surrounding countries showing the ethnic composition by area as of 2008. Most of Kosovo is shaded in orange and red tones, indicating regions where over 60%, 80%, or 90% of the population is Albanian. Blue areas mark mostly Serbian populations, concentrated in the north and a few enclaves in the south. Areas outside Kosovo with significant Albanian populations are also highlighted. Major cities such as Pristina, Mitrovice, Peje, and Prizren are labeled. Madeleine Albright briefing President Clinton Madeleine Albright
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Kosovo conflict: References & Edit History

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Questions and answers added. Mar 17, 2025
Media added. May 20, 2020
Nomenclature change made to reflect the adoption of the name the Republic of North Macedonia in February 2019. Feb 25, 2019
Replaced photograph. Jun 05, 2018
Added photograph. Feb 16, 2011
Article revised and updated. May 12, 2008
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