The reassertion of Albanian nationalism, discrimination against Serbs by the province's predominantly Albanian police force and local government, and a worsening economy led to a large number (around 100,000 between 1961-87) of Serbs and Montenegrins leaving the area by the late-1980s.
A reafirmación do nacionalismo albanés, a discriminación contra os serbios polas forzas policiais predominantemente albanesas da provincia e o goberno local, e un empeoramento da economía conduciu a un gran número (ao redor de 100.000 entre 1961 e 1987) de serbios e montenegrinos a abandonar a zona a principios da década de 1980.