). ▁Sloven ia ' s ▁independence ▁movement ▁grows . ▁The ▁ 6 0 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Kos ovo ▁is ▁celebrated ▁by ▁Ser bs ▁across ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁S lob od an ▁Mil o še vić ▁gives ▁a ▁speech ▁in ▁Kos ovo , ▁described ▁by ▁his ▁oppon ents ▁as ▁national ist . ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁The ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁dissol ves ▁on ▁republic , ▁and ▁partially ▁national , ▁lines ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁Congress ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁( SK J , ▁Save z ▁kom un ista ▁Jug oslav ije ), ▁with ▁Sloven ian ▁and ▁Cro at ian ▁commun ists ▁leaving ▁the ▁Congress ▁protest ing ▁Mil o še vić ' s ▁actions . ▁Constitution al ▁changes ▁in ▁Ser bia ▁re voke ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁powers ▁granted ▁to ▁Kos ovo ▁and ▁V oj vod ina ▁by ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁including ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁cast ▁a ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁federal ▁council ▁completely ▁independently ▁from ▁Ser bia , ▁which ▁in ▁fact ▁stri pped ▁off ▁their ▁n igh - to - rep ublic ▁status . ▁This ▁effectively ▁gave ▁Ser bia ▁ 3 ▁out ▁of ▁ 8 ▁votes ▁in ▁the ▁federal ▁council ▁( 4 ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁Mont en eg ro ). ▁Ser bian ▁national ist ▁meet ings ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁some ▁Ser b - pop ulated ▁areas ▁of ▁Cro atia , ▁with ▁icon ography ▁that ▁was ▁considered ▁provoc ative ▁by ▁many ▁Cro ats . ▁The ▁Y ug oslav