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May 2, 2024 · Hashim Thaci, Kosovar rebel leader and politician who served as the prime minister (2008–14) and president (2016–20) of Kosovo. Just weeks after assuming the premiership, he oversaw Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia. Learn more about Thaci’s life and career.
May 14, 2024 · The Kosovo Liberation Army ( KLA; Albanian: Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kosovës [uʃˈtɾija t͡ʃliɾimˈtaɾɛ ɛ ˈkɔsɔvəs], UÇK) was an ethnic Albanian separatist militia that sought the separation of Kosovo, the vast majority of which is inhabited by Albanians, from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) and Serbia during the 1990s.
- 1993–20 September 1999 (est. 1992–93 but relatively passive until 1996)
- 12,000–20,000, 20,000, 24,000 (April–May 1999), or 25,000–45,000
2 days ago · Democratic Party of Kosovo: 148,285: 17.01: 19 –5: Democratic League of Kosovo: 110,985: 12.73: 15 –15: Alliance for the Future of Kosovo: 62,111: 7.12: 8 –5: Serb List: 44,407: 5.09: 10: 0: Social Democratic Initiative: 21,997: 2.52: 0 –4: Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo: 6,496: 0.75: 2: 0: Vakat Coalition: 5,366: 0.62: 1 –1: New ...
1 day ago · Kosovo, self-declared independent country in the Balkans region of Europe. Although the United States and most members of the European Union (EU) recognized Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008, Serbia, Russia, and a significant number of other countries—including several EU members—did not.
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PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The government of Kosovo is making a last-minute effort to convince Western powers to vote on whether to admit the country as a new member in the Council of Europe, the continent’s top human rights body.
2 days ago · Yugoslavia, former country that existed in the west-central part of the Balkan Peninsula from 1929 until 2003. It included the current countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, and the partially recognized country of Kosovo. Learn more about Yugoslavia in this article.
6 days ago · Languages. Albanian (official) 94.5%, Bosnian 1.7%, Serbian (official) 1.6%, Turkish 1.1%, other 0.9% (includes Romani), unspecified 0.1%; note - in municipalities where a community's mother tongue is not one of Kosovo's official languages, the language of that community may be given official status according to the 2006 Law on the Use of Languages note: these estimates may under-represent ...
