Agim Ramadani
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (November 2013) |
Agim Ramadani | |
|---|---|
 Monument of Agim Ramadani | |
| Born | 3 May 1963 Žegra, Gnjilane, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Died | 11 April 1999 Košare, FR Yugoslavia |
| Rank | Commander |
| Unit | 138 Brigade |
| Commands |  Kosovo Liberation Army |
| Battles / wars | Kosovo War Battle of Košare |
| Awards | Hero of Kosovo (posthumously)[1] |
Agim Ramadani (3 May 1963 – 11 April 1999) was a 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.
Biography
Agim Ramadani[a] was born 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 fell 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. | ^ Template:Kosovo-note |
References
- ^ http://kryeministri-ks.net/?page=2,9,3479.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ 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.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
- Heroes of Kosovo
- 1963 births
- 1999 deaths
- 20th-century Albanian writers
- Albanian nationalists in Kosovo
- Kosovo Albanians
- 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
- Independence activists