Demographic dominance in a province drove political demands for autonomy and secession

Evidence

By the late 1980s the shifting demographic balance led the Albanians to demand that Kosovo be elevated to the status of a Yugoslav republic. The Serbs and the Yugoslav government resisted, afraid that once Kosovo had the right to secede it would do so and possibly merge with Albania. In March 1981 Albanian protests and riots erupted in support of their demands for republic status. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 724