The Fall of Milosevic: The October 5th Revolution

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 4
Foreword......Page 6
Prologue......Page 10
1 Thursday, October 5......Page 18
2 Maki’s Molotov Cocktail......Page 21
3 The Battle of Kolubara......Page 25
4 Vlajko Stojiljkovic, the “Military Commander”......Page 33
5 Djindjic meets Legija......Page 36
6 Attack Plan, Defense Plan......Page 39
7 “Arrest Velja Ilic and Svilanovic”......Page 45
8 Parliament Will Burn......Page 48
9 Cacak on the Ibar Highway......Page 53
10 Glorija at the General Staff......Page 62
11 Mutiny at the Bastille......Page 65
12 Bulldozer!......Page 70
13 The Patriarch’s Blessing......Page 74
14 Him or Us!......Page 78
15 The Assault on the Parliament......Page 91
16 Parliament Falls......Page 97
17 The Battle of Vlajkoviceva Street......Page 105
18 Tear Gas from the Skies......Page 111
19 Rescuing the Police......Page 114
20 Milanovic Runs the Gauntlet......Page 122
21 The “Boys from Brazil”......Page 135
22 The Last Police Station......Page 139
23 Politika Falls to DOS......Page 148
24 The New Radio Television Serbia......Page 154
25 Hôtel de Ville......Page 161
26 Tanks!......Page 166
27 Bosko Buha, Outlaw......Page 170
28 The Army versus State Security......Page 175
29 Milosevic Receives Kostunica......Page 179
Epilogue......Page 182
Chronology......Page 185
List of Participants......Page 190
Map of Places of Key Events......Page 191