Ragip Jashari

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Ragip Jashari
Ragip Jashari

Ragip Jashari (November 11, 1961 - April 19, 1999), was an Albanian politician and patriot.

[edit] Early life and political activities

Picture of Ragip Jashari
Picture of Ragip Jashari

Ragip Jashari was born in Hallaç i Vogël, a village in the municipality of Lipljan, Kosovo. He was an activist for liberation of Kosovo and because of that most of his life was persecuted by Jugoslavian government. As president of the youth in Lipljan in 1988-1989, he objected the constitution of 1974 by supporting the well known strikes of Kosovska Mitrovica miners. This was a political step to favour the promptness of Kosovo youth for independence of the land.

This act was cause for many political changes in Lipljan government which changes made Jashari to leave Kosovo and ask for political asylum in Germany. During the time in Germany Serbian political spies two times tried to assassinate him.

In March 1998, he left Germany and turned back to Kosovo where the war against Serbians had started.

After his return in April 19, 1999, he was exetuted in his birthplace, Hallaç e Vogël. On the same day, was burned his house and all his manuscripts, including novels, poetry and different facts.

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