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WORLD, Page 40World NotesYUGOSLAVIABlows Against The Party
For the second time in four months, demonstrators in Yugoslavia
have toppled regional leaders. After two days of giant street
protests by as many as 100,000 workers and students in the city of
Titograd last week, the entire state and Communist Party leadership
of the Republic of Montenegro tendered its resignation. The people
responded by dancing in the streets, chanting, "Montenegro has
risen" and "Down with armchair politicians."
Last October a similar popular uprising deposed the leadership
of the ethnically diverse province of Voivodina. But when
Montenegrins tried to follow suit a few days later, riot police
brutally crushed their demonstrations. This time police did not
intervene as protesters demanded that the government step down for
abusing power and mismanaging the economy.
Montenegrins have good reason for their discontent: 25% of
workers are jobless, and one-sixth of the population lives below
the poverty level. Supporters of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic
hailed the resignations as a victory in their drive to change the
constitution. Montenegrins identify very closely with the Serbians,
considering them almost cousins. Montenegro's rebellion is expected
to intensify economic unrest and rekindle tension between Serbia
and the northern republics.