Balkan Presidents

Albanian President Sali Berisha stepped down, as promised, just before his Socialist opponents assumed control of parliament. Across the Balkan peninsula, Slobodan Milosevic was sworn in as president of the Yugoslav federation. Thousands of pro-democracy protesters turned out for the inauguration and pelted Milosevic's car with shoes.

Albanian President Sali Berisha stepped down, as promised, just before his Socialist opponents assumed control of parliament. Across the Balkan peninsula, Slobodan Milosevic was sworn in as president of the Yugoslav federation. Thousands of pro-democracy protesters turned out for the inauguration and pelted Milosevic's car with shoes.