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(30 Jul 1999) Serbo-Croat/Nat A few thousand people gathered in the Serbian town of Zrenjanin for yet another protest against the rule of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. The demonstration on Thursday was organised by an alliance of nearly 30 opposition groups calling themselves The Alliance for Change. Zoran Djindjic, the leader of the Democratic Party, addressed the crowd and warned of a continued campaign of protests and marches until Milosevic steps down from power. Even bad weather couldn't keep away the nearly two-thousand people who gathered to show their opposition to Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic. The crowd had congregated in the Serbian town of Zrenjanin, just northeast of Novi Sad. A coalition called The Alliance of Change made up of 30 opposition political parties organised the event. Zoran Djindjic, who leads the Democratic Party which is part of the coalition, made his way through the crowd which welcomed him with handshakes and cheers. In a heavy rain, Djindjic addressed the crowd, but he also sent a message to Milosevic's government. He warned that the protests will only continue until the Yugoslav strongman steps down from his post. SOUNDBITE: (Serbian) "Ten-thousand people will come from each of 100 cities (in Serbia) and they will stay in the streets as long as he (Slobodan Milosevic) is in power." SUPER CAPTION: Zoran Djindjic, Democratic Party leader The opposition coalition is planning to hold a string of demonstrations throughout Serbia to rally people for an even larger one planned for September. Then, they say they will coordinate a mass protest in the capital of Belgrade, which will be followed by strikes to further hammer home their political message to the government. Thursday's protest was just one of many in recent weeks by various walks of society in Serbia unhappy with the Milosevic's rule. Around Serbia, pensioners have marched and army reservists have waged marches and hunger strikes to complain about government payments they have not received. These are in addition to the protests organised by Milosevic's many political opponents that have been a regular occurrence since NATO air strikes against Yugoslavia ended. The Yugoslav leader is under pressure because of the country's deep social and economic crisis and the virtual loss of the Serbian province of Kosovo after NATO's 78-day bombing campaign. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...