. ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁NAT O ▁starts ▁the ▁military ▁campaign ▁Operation ▁Al lied ▁Force ▁in ▁Kos ovo . ▁Eth nic ▁cle ans ing ▁of ▁Alban ians ▁has ▁begun ▁and ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁refuge es ▁are ▁deport ed ▁by ▁Y ug oslav ▁forces ▁into ▁Mac ed onia ▁and ▁Alban ia ▁in ▁hundreds ▁of ▁thousands ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁bomb ing . ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Control ▁of ▁Kos ovo ▁is ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁but ▁still ▁remains ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Ser bia / FR ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁An ▁ex od us ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁Ser bs ▁and ▁other ▁non - Al ban ians ▁follows ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁reven ge ▁attacks ▁by ▁Kos ovo ▁Alban ians . ▁ ▁After math ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Conf lict ▁in ▁Southern ▁Ser bia ▁between ▁Alban ian ▁milit ants ▁and ▁Y ug oslav ▁security ▁forces ▁begins ▁upon ▁end ▁of ▁Kos ovo ▁conflict . ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Fran jo ▁Tu đ man ▁dies . ▁▁ ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁S lob od an ▁Mil o še vić ▁is ▁voted ▁out ▁of ▁office , ▁and ▁V oj is lav ▁Ko št un ica ▁becomes ▁new ▁president ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁January ▁- ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Fight ing ▁between ▁Alban ian ▁milit ants ▁and ▁Mac ed oni ans ▁er u pts ▁in ▁Mac ed onia , ▁but ▁ends ▁later ▁on ▁in