Agim Ramadani
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Agim Ramadani | |
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 Monument of Agim Ramadani in the Elementary School in Zhegra, Kosovo | |
| Born | 3 May 1963 Žegra, Gnjilane, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) |
| Died | 11 April 1999 Košare, Djakovica, FR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) |
| Rank | Military Commander |
| Unit | 138th Brigade |
| Commands held |  Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) |
| Battles/wars | Kosovo War |
| Awards | Hero of Kosovo (posthumously)[1] |
Agim Ramadani (3 May 1963 – 11 April 1999) also known with nickname Katana, was an Albanian commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), an ethnic Albanian paramilitary organization that sought the independence of Kosovo from Serbia. He was killed in action during the Battle of Košare. After his death, he was given the decoration Hero of Kosovo.
Biography[]
Agim Ramadani was born on 3 May 1963 in the village of Žegra in the municipality of Gnjilane in AP Kosovo. He studied at the higher technical school in Gnjilane in 1980, and the Military Academy for communications in Zagreb, SR Croatia. Poetry and painting were his passions during high school. His poetry was published in literary magazines, whereas painting exhibitions were organized in Croatia, where he worked as a JNA officer, and in Switzerland, where lived after the Croatian War broke out. In 1998 Ramadani accepted honorary membership at the European Academy of Arts.
In 1998, Ramadani left Switzerland, where his wife and three children (two sons and a daughter[2]) lived, and joined the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).[3] He died at the Battle of Košare.
Legacy[]
Agim is regarded an Albanian hero.[4] A main street in Pristina is named after him.[5]
Notes[]
| a. | ^ Albanian spelling: Agim Ramadani, Serbian Cyrillic: Агим Рамадани. |
| b. | ^ The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, it is formally recognised as an independent state by 97 UN member states (with another 15 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. |
References[]
- ^ "Zyra e Kryeministrit të Kosovës".
- ^ albanian history Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Agim Ramadani Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The exhibit of a hero, Berisha: Agim Ramadani, an eminent patriot, AS TV, November 14, 2012, archived from the original on November 10, 2013, retrieved 2013-11-09
- ^ Të premten mbyllet pjesërisht për qarkullim rruga "Agim Ramadani" ["Agim Ramadani" street will be partly closed for circulation on Friday] (in Albanian), Municipality of Prishtina, 2013-09-25, archived from the original on 2016-02-22, retrieved 2013-10-07
Sources[]
- John Oppenheim; Willem-Jan van der Wolf; Global Law Association (1997). Global war crimes tribunal collection. Global Law Association.
- 1963 births
- 1999 deaths
- 20th-century Albanian writers
- Albanian nationalists in Kosovo
- Kosovo Liberation Army soldiers
- People from Gjilan
- Albanian-language writers
- Albanian male writers
- Albanian expatriates in Switzerland
- 20th-century Albanian military personnel
- Yugoslav people of Albanian descent
- Albanian artists
- 20th-century male writers