Avni Klinaku is a
Kosovar Albanian
The Albanians of Kosovo ( sq, Shqiptarët e Kosovës, ), also commonly called Kosovo Albanians, Kosovar/Kosovan Albanians or Kosovars/Kosovans, constitute the largest ethnic group in Kosovo.
Kosovo Albanians belong to the ethnic Albanian sub-gr ...
politician and nationalist.
Biography
Avni Klinaku was born on March 25, 1965, in the village of Mazgit,
Obiliq, at the time
SAP Kosovo,
SR Serbia,
SFR Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...
. He finished the technical high school in
Pristina
Pristina, ; sr, / (, ) is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. The city's municipal boundaries in Pristina District form the largest urban center in Kosovo. After Tirana, Pristina has the second largest population of ethnic Albanians and ...
(then named after
Miladin Popović
Miladin Popović ( sr-cyr, Миладин Поповић; 23 September 1910 – 13 March 1945) was a Yugoslav Partisan and secretary of the Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (OK KPJ) of Kosmet (Kosovo). He was one of the org ...
, now
Gjon Gazulli
Gjon Gazulli ( la, Johannes Gasulus) Gjadër, Republic of Venice, 1400 – Dubrovnik, 19 February 1465) was an Albanian Dominican friar, humanist scholar, and diplomat. ).
His political career started in 1982, as a
People's Movement of Kosovo
The People's Movement of Kosovo () was a political party in Kosovo active after the Kosovo War, having originally been founded as a political movement of Albanian nationalists in 1982.
Despite participating in several elections in autonomous Kosov ...
member, until 1984. He was arrested in 1984 by
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
n authorities and imprisoned till 1989. In 1993, he co-founded
NMLK ( sq, Lëvizja Kombëtare për Çlirimin e Kosovës, LKÇK), and was its leader until 1997, before getting arrested again and imprisoned until 2001.
Since 2007, he has served as the leader of the
Movement for Unification (
Albanian
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*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
: ''Lëvizja për Bashkim'', ''LB''), a
nationalist
Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, nationalism tends to promote the interests of a particular nation (as in a group of people), Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: The ...
party in
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
, opposing the
Ahtisaari Plan The Ahtisaari Plan, formally the Comprehensive Proposal for the Kosovo Status Settlement (CSP), is a status settlement proposed by former President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari covering a wide range of issues related to the status of Kosovo.
Some of ...
and seeking reunification with
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
; he is currently in his second term.
See also
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Movement for Unification
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National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo
The National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo ( sq, Lëvizja Kombëtare për Çlirimin e Kosovës, LKÇK) was a radical left-wing nationalist political movement in Kosovo during the 90s, as well as a political party after the Kosovo war.
Hi ...
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Albanians in Kosovo
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Albanian nationalism
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List of political parties in Kosovo
This article lists political parties in Kosovo.
Kosovo has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
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References
External links
Movement for Unification - Official website
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1965 births
Albanian nationalists in Kosovo
Living people
Politicians from Vushtrri
20th-century Albanian politicians
21st-century Albanian politicians
Kosovo Albanians
Albanian rights activists
Yugoslav Albanians