A moderate politician, Rugova led the LDK through the 1990s, advocating a policy of non-violent resistance to the Milosevic regime, for which he was dubbed the "Gandhi of the Balkans".
Umereni političar, Rugova je vodio DSK tokom devedesetih godina zagovarajući politiku nenasilnog otpora Miloševićevom režimu, zbog čega je nazvan «Balkanskim Gandijem».