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Kachaks Name meaning "bandits" in Serb and given to the Albanians in the 19th and beginning of the 20th century who attack caravans and individuals in the Balkans. During the first Yugoslavia, name given to the armed opponents to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Karađorđević The name of the Serbian dynasty ruling Yugoslavia from 1918 to 1941.

Karadžić (Vuk) Serbian linguist and writer who initiates a common language between Serbs and Croats in the 19th century. He builds this project along with the Croat Ljudevit Gaj.

Khrushchev (Nikita) Leader of the USSR from 1953 to 1964, after Stalin. He implements a de-Stalinization policy.

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes First name of Yugoslavia from 1918 to 1929.

Komsomol From 1918 to 1991, organisation of the young communists from 14 years old to 28 years old. It comes after the Pioneer movement dedicated to kids from 9 to 14 years old, which itself comes after the Little Octobrists (from age 7 to 9). It usually consists on gathering young people in camps during summer for agrarian labour and learning of Soviet values.

Kosovo war In 1999, war opposing the Serbian army, the Serbs of Kosovo on one side and the Albanian Kosovar and the paramilitary organization UÇK on the other side for the independance of Kosovo. Albanian Kosovars represent about 90% of the population in Kosovo and relate the region to the Albanian Kosovar identity.