war ▁existence ▁was ▁its ▁most ▁histor ically ▁significant ▁period . ▁Histor ically , ▁its ▁support ▁and ▁membership ▁came ▁from ▁Alban ian ▁di as por a , ▁especially ▁within ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁Germany , ▁origin ating ▁mainly ▁from ▁former ▁Y ug oslav ▁republic s . ▁ ▁Ide ology ▁The ▁L PK ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁during ▁the ▁tur mo il ▁which ▁would ▁bring ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁population ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁to ▁wider ▁attention . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁protest s ▁in ▁Kos ovo , ▁protest ers ▁demanded ▁that ▁Kos ovo ▁become ▁a ▁republic ▁within ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁Federation . ▁The ▁movement ▁was ▁cry st all ized ▁on ▁Feb ▁ 1 7 th , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁in ▁Switzerland , ▁as ▁a ▁Marx ist ▁union ▁of ▁Alban ian ▁di as por a ▁organizations ▁with ▁support ▁and ▁sympathy ▁for / from ▁the ▁commun ist ▁regime ▁of ▁En ver ▁H ox ha , ▁struggling ▁for ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁Alban ians ▁throughout ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁and ▁un ification ▁with ▁Alban ia , ▁originally ▁named ▁L R SH J , ▁to ▁be ▁renamed ▁later ▁as ▁PM K . ▁ ▁The ▁L PK ' s ▁ide ology ▁was ▁left - wing ▁national ism . ▁Peter ▁Schwar z , ▁while ▁talking ▁about ▁K LA ▁in ▁" K os ovo ▁and ▁the ▁crisis ▁in ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Alliance ", ▁( S ep , ▁ 1 st , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ), ▁states : ▁"