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List Of People From Peja
The following are notable people who were either born, raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Peja. List * Saint Sava, first Archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church and founder of the Monastery of Peć *Arsenije Sremac, second Archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church and first who resided in the Monastery of Peć * Joanikije II, Serbian Patriarch * Arsenije IV Jovanović Šakabenta, Serbian Patriarch *David Albahari, Serbian author *Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turkish poet, who wrote the Turkish National Anthem *Fatos Bećiraj, Albanian football player, who plays for the Montenegrin national football team *Faruk Begolli, Albanian actor *Qerim Begolli, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence * Vladimir Božović, Montenegrin football player *Đorđe Božović, Serb paramilitary leader *Agim Çavdarbasha, former Albanian sculptor * Agim Çeku, military commander of the KLA during the 1999 Kosovo War, minister of Security Force of Kosovo *Salih Gjuka, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peja
Peja ( Indefinite Albanian form: ''Pejë'' ) or Peć ( sr-Cyrl, Пећ ) is the fourth largest city of Kosovo and seat of Peja Municipality and Peja District. It is situated in the region of Rugova on the eastern section of the Accursed Mountains along Peja's Lumbardh in the western part of Kosovo. In medieval times the city, then commonly known under its Serbian name, was the seat of the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1346. The Patriarchal monastery of Peć is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Medieval Monuments in Kosovo. Under Ottoman rule the city, then commonly known under the Turkish name ''İpek'', became a district capital with mosques and civil architecture. From the end of the nineteenth century until today, the city has been the site of nationalist aspirations and claims for both ethnic Albanians and Serbs, often resulting in tense inter-ethnic relations and conflict. According to the 2011 census, the city of Peja has 48,962 inhabitants, while the municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qerim Begolli
Qerim Begolli (born 1874 in İpek, Ottoman Empire, died 1945 in Peć, Yugoslavia) was an activist of both National Renaissance of Albania and the resistance of Albania during the Second World War. Begolli was one of the delegates of Albanian Declaration of Independence. Begolli participated as well in the Albanian Congress of Trieste in 1913. He died in his birthplace, Peja, on 1945, killed by Yugoslav Partisans The Yugoslav Partisans,Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene: , or the National Liberation Army, sh-Latn-Cyrl, Narodnooslobodilačka vojska (NOV), Народноослободилачка војска (НОВ); mk, Народноослобод ..., at the end of World War II. References *"History of Albanian People" Albanian Academy of Science. 1874 births 1945 deaths Politicians from Peja Kosovo Albanians All-Albanian Congress delegates Yugoslav civilians killed in World War II People killed by Yugoslav Partisans Albanians from the Ottoman Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Distria Krasniqi
Distria Krasniqi (; born 10 December 1995) is a Kosovar judoka. She received a gold medal in the women's 48-kg judo competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. In August 2021, she was awarded the Honor of the Nation Decoration of Albania by the President of Albania. Life and career Krasniqi took up the sport at the age of seven and was encouraged by her brother with whom she practiced the sport. In mid 2018, Krasniqi later switched to the super lightweight category of 48 kilograms from 52 kg event after missing out on qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics. As a result, she avoided her fellow Kosovan teammate and 2016 Olympic champion Majlinda Kelmendi in the light weight division, as well as Nora Gjakova, the 2018 European light weight champion in the qualification round for the 2020 Olympic Games. Krasniqi won bronze medal in the 48 kg category at the 2019 World Judo Championships. In 2020, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 48 kg event at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majlinda Kelmendi
Majlinda Kelmendi (; born 9 May 1991) is a Kosovan-Albanian former judoka and judo coach. In 2014, Majlinda topped the IJF Women's Prestige World Ranking List. On 7 August 2016, she became the first Kosovan athlete to win a medal at the Olympic Games when she claimed gold in the women's −52 kg category at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She also represented Albania at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Early life Majlinda Kelmendi was born on 9 May 1991 into a Kosovo Albanian family in the city of Peja, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, present-day Kosovo. She was the cousin (aunt's daughter) of the Swedish footballer of Kosovan descent Labinot Harbuzi. Career In 2009, Kelmendi won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships in Paris. In 2010, she came 5th at the World Junior Championships in Morocco and finished 9th in the 52 kg category at the 2010 World Judo Championships in Tokyo, Japan. She defeated Jaana Sundberg in the first round of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xhevat Kelmendi
Xhevat Kelmendi (born January 1955) is an ethnic Albanian singer from Kosovo. Xhevat Kelmendi is from Peja Peja ( Indefinite Albanian form: ''Pejë'' ) or Peć ( sr-Cyrl, Пећ ) is the fourth largest city of Kosovo and seat of Peja Municipality and Peja District. It is situated in the region of Rugova on the eastern section of the Accursed Mount ... and is one of the greatest 'serenata' (popular songs). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelmendi, Xhevat 1955 births Living people Kosovan singers Kosovo Albanians People from Peja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian People
The term Serbians in English is a polysemic word, with two distinctive meanings, derived from morphological differences: * Morphology 1: Serb-ian- s, derived from the noun ''Serb'' and used interchangeably to refer to ethnic Serbs, thus having a synonymous ethnonymic use. * Morphology 2: Serbia- an- s, a demonym derived from the noun ''Serbia'', designating the population of Serbia, in general. In English, the use of term ''Serbians'' depends on the context, with demonymic use being more common, but not exclusive. Demonymic use The term ''Serbians'' is used in English as a demonym for all citizens of Serbia, regardless of their ethnic, linguistic, religious or other cultural distinctions. In Serbian, however, the term ''Srbijanci'' ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, link=no, Србијанци, Srbijanci) is also used for ethnic Serbs from Serbia, or in a narrower sense, Serbs from Central Serbia ( Serbia proper). The term thus excludes ethnic Serbs in the neighboring countries, such as Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogoljub Karić
Bogoljub Karić ( sr-Cyrl, Богољуб Карић, ; born 17 January 1954) is a Serbian businessman and politician. Early life and education Bogoljub was born to Janićije Karić and Danica Kuzmanović. He earned a degree in Geography at the University of Pristina and his Master's Degree in economy at University of Niš. He married Milanka Babić and has four children Nebojša, Nadežda, Jelena and Danica. Career The Karić family have owned manufacturing business in Eastern Europe since the 1960s. The population knows him simply as a mechanic from Kosovo without a degree. He opened a workshop, starting with small operations of under ten employees. From this, Karić grew his business empire into multibillion-dollar corporation, now known as the Astra Group. The Astra (BK) Group is composed of the following industry sectors: * manufacturing, civil engineering and constructing * International wholesales export-import trading * Telecommunications and electronic media (GSM and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedri Bej Ipeku
Bedri Pejani (or Bedri bej Ipeku; 10 October 1885 – 6 July 1946) was 20th century Albanian politician. During World War II, he was one of the founders of the Second League of Prizren. Biography Pejani was born in the city of İpek (now Peja) in the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire on 10 October 1885 with the name Bedri Thaçi, son of Abdi Thaçi (Pejani). To refer to his family origin he used the last name ''Pejani'' (from Ipek) as was custom for that period. Pejani was active in the Nationalist Movement of Albanians in the Skopje region against the Young Turk administration in 1908. He was condemned to death by the Ottoman military court, and according to Sejfi Vllamasi's memories he passed a psychological shock which would affect him later. He was a delegate at the Congress of Monastir of 1908, and President of the Second Congress of Manastir. At the age of 27 Pejani became a signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence. He represented there the regions of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salih Gjuka
Salih Gjuka (1876-1925) was an Albanian teacher and activist of the Albanian National Awakening. The first teacher of Albanian in the Ottoman gymnasium of Uskub, in 1912 he became one of the signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence and member of the assembly of the Independent Albania as representative of Pejë. During its session held on 4 December 1912 the Assembly of Vlorë elected Gjuka to be a member of the Senate of Albania. In 1913 he served as the head of the education department of the district of Berat Berat (; sq-definite, Berati) is the ninth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Berat County and Berat Municipality. By air, it is north of Gjirokastër, west of Korçë, south of Tirana, and east of Fier. Berat is located in th ..., where he died in 1925. References 19th-century Albanian educators 20th-century Albanian educators Signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence Politicians from Peja People from Kosovo vilay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agim Çeku
Agim Çeku ( sh, Agim Čeku, born 29 October 1960) is a Kosovan politician, the former minister of Security Forces in Kosovo and formerly the prime minister. Of military background, he was a commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) that fought against Serbian rule in 1998–1999, earlier being a commander in the Croatian War of Independence in the Croatian Army. Çeku is an ethnic Albanian who served as an officer in the Croatian Army during the Croatian War of Independence and was military commander of the KLA during the 1998–1999 Kosovo War, and then commanded the Kosovo Protection Corps under the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. Early life Çeku was born in Ćuška (''Qyshk'' in Albanian), a village near Peja, at the time part of the Kosovo-Metohija Province of PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia. Military career After Agim Çeku finished the secondary military school in Belgrade, he attended the Zadar Military Academy. Shortly afterwards, he joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agim Çavdarbasha
Agim Çavdarbasha ( sh, Agim Čavdarbaša, Агим Чавдарбаша) (24 March 1944 – 20 October 1999) was a Kosovo Albanian sculptor. Çavdarbasha was a major influence on contemporary sculpture in Kosovo. Born in Peć, Democratic Federal Yugoslavia, he graduated from the Academy of Applied Arts of Belgrade in 1969 and the Academy of Arts of Ljubljana in 1971. He was a member of the Academy of Figurative of Arts of Kosovo and later of the Academy of Science and Arts. His atelier in Čaglavica was put to flame during the 2004 unrests, but was rebuilt and today stands as a museum. Works His works include the statues of Ymer Prizreni and Abdyl Frashëri displayed at the League of Prizren museum. During the Kosovo War, Serbian policemen threw the statues into a nearby river and the museum was burnt. His 1987 sculpture ''The Women of Lybeniq'' shows women leaning to see Gani Bobi Gani Bobi (Serbian Cyrillic: Гани Боби) (20 November 1943 – 17 July 1995) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
