Tahir Zemaj

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Tahir Zemaj
Born(1952-12-28)28 December 1952
Streočka Mountain, Đakovica, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo[a])
Died4 January 2003(2003-01-04) (aged 50)
Peć, Kosovo[a] under UN administration
NationalityKosovo Albanian
Known forYugoslav People's Army officer

and chief commander of Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosovo (FARK)

UCK KLA.svg Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA)

Tahir Zemaj (28 December 1952 – 4 January 2003) born in Streočka Mountain region, Đakovica, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo[a]) was an officer in the Yugoslav People's Army, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosova (FARK) and general of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during the Kosovo War (1998–1999).

On 4 January 2003, he was murdered along with his son and cousin in the city of Peć.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "U.S. Office Condemns Murder of Tahir Zemaj (6 January 2003) - U.S. Embassy Pristina, Kosovo". U.S. Embassy in Pristina, Kosovo. 6 January 2003. Retrieved 1 April 2010.[permanent dead link]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states are said to have recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.
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