Foreign Agencies on December 24th, 1996
Los Angeles Times
Tuesday, December 24, 1996
Embattled Serbian Leader Stages Demonstrations for Himself
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Balkans: Pro-Milosevic rallies occur daily in small
cities. Today one is scheduled for the capital, where many
fear potential violence.
By TRACY WILKINSON, Times Staff Writer
SMEDEREVO, Yugoslavia
...
In a significant gesture, the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church lent
support to the anti-Milosevic cause Monday, praising students for their
"dignified commitment to nonviolence" and "truly democratic freedoms."
Patriarch Pavle also urged the opposition to cancel today's rally to
avoid "possible armed clashes."
...
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