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The 1968 Belgrade Student Revolt

The 1968 Belgrade Student Revolt

The 1968 student protest in Communist Yugoslavia and the running craze 'from couch to 5k'

The History Hour · BBC World Service

June 9, 201850m 15s

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Show Notes

The 1968 student revolt in Communist Yugoslavia, an assassination attempt that sparked Lebanon's war, Adolf Eichmann's execution, plus the sudden death of Nigeria's strong man in less than clear circumstances and 'from couch to 5k' that inspired a global running craze.

(Photo: Sonja Licht with her fellow protester and later her husband, Milan Nikolic, at the site of the protests. Credit: Licht-Nikolic family archive)