Adem Demaçi
Adem Demaçi | |
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Adem Demaçi, 1991 | |
| Political Director of Kosovo Liberation Army | |
| In office August 1998 – March 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Hashim Thaçi |
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| Born | 26 February 1936 Podujevë, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) |
| Died | 26 July 2018 (aged 82) Pristina, Kosovo |
| Resting place | Martyr Cemetery, Pristina |
| Nationality | Kosovar Yugoslav (formerly) |
| Political party | Parliamentary Party (1996–1998) |
| Spouse | Xhemajlije Hoxha |
| Children | Abetare and Shqiptar |
| Alma mater | Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje University of Belgrade University of Pristina |
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| Known for | Activist for human rights Peaceful struggle against the Yugoslav authorities in Kosovo Balkania (proposed state) |
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| Writing career | |
| Period | 1950–2017 |
| Notable works | Gjarprinjt e gjakut ("The Serpents of Blood") |
| Notable awards | Sakharov Prize (1990) Human Rights Prize at the University of Oslo (1995) Hero of Kosovo (2010) |
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Adem Demaçi (pronounced [dɛmatʃi] ⓘ; 26 February 1936 – 26 July 2018) was a Kosovo Albanian author, politician, and human rights defender. He became notable during the breakup of Yugoslavia for suggesting the creation of Balkania in 1996, a hypothetical confederacy proposed as an independent successor state to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the Balkans.