The Albanian Resistance in Yugoslavia () was a long-term conflict that began during the Hoxha regime. The goals were to form Kosovo Albanian guerrilla groups to separate Kosovo from Yugoslavia and unite it with Albania. Background After World War II, Kosovo became part of Yugoslavia again under the leadership of Josip Broz Tito. In August 1945, Kosovo was also considered an autonomous republic. However, many of the Kosovar Albanians did not agree, they wanted to reunite with Albania, which is why in 1945 too many Albanian left-nationalist organizations came up and made an uprising in Yugoslavia. Albanian-Yugoslav Conflict In 1948 after the Tito-Stalin split, Enver Hoxha also broke all relations with Yugoslavia. So, after many border incidents by Albanian soldiers between Yugoslav soldiers, it broke out into an armed conflict. From now on, the Kosovar Albanians were once again regarded as “dangerous foreign bodies” within Yugoslavia. The borders with Albania were closed in 1948 and control of the region was ceded to the secret police under Yugoslav Vice President and Chief of Yugoslav Intelligence Aleksandar Ranković. The secret police used drastic and indiscriminate methods of persecution against broad sections of the population. Albania relationship with Kosovo Albanians in Yugoslavia During the conflict, Enver Hoxha supported many links Albanian Nationalist Organization and he also founded guerrilla groups aiming to secede Kosovo from Yugoslavia. Enver Hoxha's plan to invade Yugoslavia In the years 1970-1980 Enver Hoxha planned to invade Yugoslavia together with the Albanian military generals. The aim was to found Greater Albania again by conquering Kosovo and parts of Macedonia and Montenegro. Hoxha wanted to implement this plan after Tito's death, according to Hoxha there should be a civil war between pro-Russian and pro-American after Tito's death. There is evidence in the Russian archives that Enver Hoxha made special efforts to restore Kosovo, which was also proven at the 1975 Helsinki summit, where Albania refused to sign the document on the basis of which the borders of Europe were defined were post war. Protests and Demonstrations in Kosovo In 1981 one of the biggest protests in Kosovo started where several Kosovar Albanians wanted more autonomy in Kosovo. The demonstrations started on 11 March 1981, originally as a spontaneous small-scale protest for better food in the school cafeteria and improved living conditions in the dormitories. Tired of being made to wait in line, for hours, for poor quality food, students began demonstrating