The Fall of Milosevic: The October 5th Revolution

Told for the first time, the riveting story of how common people - miners, cooks, former soldiers - shook off the intimidation of Serbian strongman Slobadan Milosevic and overthrew, peacefully, his tyrannical regime. Based on numerous interviews with participants, from the man in the street to top officials in the Serbian regime, The Fall of Milosevic recounts the exhilaration, fear and chaos of a population rising in opposition to a tyrant, the 'Butcher of the Balkans'. As the people gather in protest, behind the scenes in the pillars of Milosevic's regime crumble as politicians, military officers, and the police desert a leader no longer legitimate in the eyes of the people. This is the story of individuals facing down fear and rising up for democracy.

DRAGAN BUJOSEVIC, one of the foremost journalists in Serbia, is now deputy editor in chief of NIN, a leading news magazine and is host of a television political talk show in Belgrade.

IVAN RADOVANOVIC is a journalist who reported on Serbia's various wars in the Balkans. He is also a novelist and the education coordinator for journalists in the Media Centre in Belgrade.