Ibrahim Rugova and the peaceful resistance of Kosovo
During the 1990s, when the Albanians of Kosovo were excluded from state schools and institutions, Ibrahim Rugova led another way: unarmed resistance and the building of parallel institutions.
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Adem Jashari and Prekaz: March 1998
In March 1998 Yugoslav forces surrounded the houses of the Jashari family in Prekaz. About 58 people were killed, among them women and children. The event changed the course of the war in Kosovo.
Bajram Curri: Kosovo fighter and opponent of Zog
Bajram Curri fought against the Ottomans, against Serbian occupation and later against the regime of Ahmet Zogu. The town of Tropojë bears his name today.
Hasan Prishtina: the lawyer who led the uprising of 1912
Hasan Prishtina was at once a parliamentary politician and the leader of an uprising. His life shows how hard the road to freedom was for the Albanians of Kosovo.
Isa Boletini: from the Kosovo uprisings to Vlorë and London
Isa Boletini became a symbol of the resistance of the Albanians of Kosovo. His life links the battlefields of Kosovo with the declaration of independence and the diplomacy of London.