The first female commandant of the Army's drill sergeant school, who had been suspended for a time by the Army, bid a tearful farewell on Thursday to supporters, students and colleagues.
Still, they went over the categories of likely supporters — students, small-business men and Protestants (who face restrictions on worship in an overwhelmingly Eastern Orthodox country) — that Milinkevich had, somehow, to reach.
But all this changed on October 5th as hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters, students and workers alike, converged on the capital, angry but for the most part restrained.Everyday life in towns such as Nis, Cacak, Kragujevac and Krajljevo had already been interrupted by big protests.
That's why we're launching a new mission of exploration, and putting you at the controls of the world's first space telescope that will be operated by supporters, students, researchers, and educators.
The four students had been among those demanding an exemption from tuition fees; their protest was broken up by government supporters, a student spokesman said.
Among his more impassioned supporters are students and young people — the intended audience for Channel One's show.
The Harvard-educated physician was due to address supporters and students at Capital University near downtown Columbus at noon.
The campaign, which started in September 2013, brought together more than 1,300 supporters including students, faculty and board members.
Many of the supporters were students in their twenties, having been turned on to the Liberal Democrats and its leader through the television debates.
Despite the increased police presence on Wednesday, the two groups clashed at the university and there were reports of several injuries as government supporters attacked students with batons.
