Adem Demaçi

Who they were

Adem Demaçi 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.

Early life

Educated at: University of Pristina (1969–1999).

Early life and education Demaçi was born in Podujevë , Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1936 and studied literature, law, and education in Pristina , Belgrade , and Skopje respectively. [ 1 ] In the 1950s, he published a number of short stories with pointed social commentary in the magazine Jeta e re ("New Life"), as well as a 1958 novel titled Gjarpijt e gjakut ("The Serpents of Blood"), exploring the issue of blood vendettas among ethnic Albanians in communist Albania and Kosovo .

Path and career

Awards / honours: Sakharov Prize and Decoration of the National Flag.

Political career After his release, he was appointed Chairman of the Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms of the People of Kosovo from 1991 to 1995, during the prewar period . He also served as editor-in-chief of Zëri , a magazine based in Pristina, from 1991 to 1993. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 1991, he was awarded the European Parliament 's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought . [ 1 ] On 24 March 1993,

Why this date

Adem Demaçi appears on our July 26 calendar for 2018 as a death entry.