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The front page of the first issue of the Politika daily newspaper after the 5th October overthrow, released around midnight October 6, 2000. The headline Србијa на путу демократије translates to Serbia on road of democracy'

The 5th October Overthrow (sometimes colloquialy called the Bulldozer Revolution) is a term referring to the series of events that occurred in 2000 in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, culminating in the downfall of Slobodan Milošević's regime on October 5, 2000. It is known as the "Bulldozer Revolution" after one of the most memorable episodes from the day long protest in which a bulldozer operator Ljubisav Đokić nicknamed Joe fired up his engine and used it to charge the RTS building. Its tenant, Serbian state television RTS had for a decade been a symbol and bastion of Milošević's rule. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... Politika/Политика is a Serbian newspaper. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Official language Serbian written in Cyrillic alphabet1 Capital Belgrade2 President3 Svetozar Marović Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 105th 102,350 km² 0. ... Slobodan MiloÅ¡ević Slobodan MiloÅ¡ević   (IPA Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Милошевић) (Požarevac, 20 August 1941 – The Hague, 11 March 2006) was President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (279th in Leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Ljubisav Džo Đokić, left, arrives in front of Parliament building after storming State TV building (Photo by Kamenko Pajic for The New York Times) Ljubisav Džo Đokić (Љубисав Џо Ђокић) (The nickname is the Serbian phonetical translation of Joe) (born November 27, 1943) is a bulldozer operator who became the main... Serbian Broadcasting Corporation (Radio television of Serbia, Serbian: Радио-телевизија Србије, Radio-televizija Srbije) is the public broadcaster in Serbia. ...

Prior to this, Milošević was cracking down on independent media. In the summer of 2000, as the end of his first term in office approached, the election of the president was changed. Whilst it had previously been chosen for one term only by the legislature, it was now directly elected via the French system of presidential elections with a maximum of two terms. Many onlookers believed that Milosevic's intentions for supporting such reforms were more to do with keeping his own power than with improved democracy[1]. Milošević also called early elections in September, although he was guaranteed to remain in power until June 2001.

Soon after the announcement, Otpor led the campaign to topple the regime and bring in a more democratic one. To have an unified opposition several opposition parties in Serbia formed the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) coalition. Otpor! (Cyrillic: ОТПОР!, in English: Resistance!) was a pro-democracy youth movement in Serbia which has been widely credited for leading the eventually successful struggle to overthrow Slobodan Milošević in 2000. ... The Democratic Opposition of Serbia was an alliance of political parties in Serbia, formed as an alliance against the ruling Socialist Party of Serbia and its leader, Slobodan Milosevic. ...

The vote took place on September 24, 2000. The DOS coalition reported, that it won over half of the votes. The regime claimed that no candidate won over half the vote and that a second round would take place. Two examples of rigging that the opposition cited were that the pollsters at many polling stations were members of the Socialist Party of Serbia, and that there seemed to be some 100,000 phantom votes from Kosovo despite the fact that elections were not going on in the province^{[citation needed]}. These irregularities led DOS to call for peaceful protest to topple the regime. The vote was largely boycotted in Montenegro. September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Socialist Party of Serbia (Serbian: Социјалистичка Партија Србије or Socijalistička Рartija Srbije) is a political party in Serbia. ... For other uses of the name Kosovo, see Kosovo (disambiguation). ... Anthem: Oj, svijetla majska zoro Oh, the bright dawn of May Capital (and largest city) Podgorica Serbian (Ijekavian dialect)1 (local also Albanian) Government Republic  - President Filip Vujanović  - Prime Minister Željko Å turanović Independence from Serbia and Montenegro   - Declared June 3, 2006   - Recognised June 8, 2006  Area  - Total 13. ...

Ljubisav "Joe" Đokić, left, arrives in front of Parliament building after storming State TV building (Photo by Kamenko Pajić)

The protest initially started with strikers at the Kolubara mines, which produce most of Serbia's electricity needs. The protest reached its height on October 5, 2000. Several hundred thousand protesters from all over Serbia arrived in Belgrade to protest. Unlike previous protests, there was no large scale police crackdown. The parliament was partially burned during the protests. When the RTS studios were taken over, the station was quickly renamed "Novi RTS" ("New RTS") as a sign that the regime had lost power. Image File history File links Bel07a. ... Image File history File links Bel07a. ... Kolubara District within Central Serbia Kolubara District (Kolubarski okrug, Колубарски округ) The Kolubara District occupies the central part of western Serbia. ... Anthem: Bože pravde (English: God of Justice) Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian written with the Cyrillic alphabet1 Government Republic  - President Boris Tadić  - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment    - Formation 8th century   - Independence c. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (279th in Leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Belgrade (Serbian: Београд or Beograd  ) is the capital and largest city of Serbia. ...

In the time between elections and the protest, Milošević said that he would gladly resign but only when his term expired in June of next year. Due to pressure caused by the protests, Milošević resigned on October 7, 2000. In the end even his ally Russia did not recognize his government. October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

The age of mass-media: The 5th October revolution even made news on MTV

A DOS victory was guaranteed in parliamentary elections in December, where they achieved a 2/3 majority. Milošević was turned into authorities in April 1, 2001 and was sent on June 28, 2001 due to The Hague in order to face charges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. On Image File history File links 5_okt_na_MTV-iju. ... Image File history File links 5_okt_na_MTV-iju. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arms of The Hague Flag of The city of The Hague. ... The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, more commonly referred to as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), is a body of the United Nations (UN) established to...

The toppling was not intended to occur so quickly; it was initially meant to take place over a period of time like the Velvet Revolution. Non-violent protesters face armoured policemen The Velvet Revolution (Czech: , Slovak: ) (November 16 – December 29, 1989) refers to a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that saw the overthrow of the communist government there. ...

External links

• http://www.aforcemorepowerful.org/films/bdd/story/index.php
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/959077.stm
• http://kamenko.com/news/stories/bel2000/index.php