Adem Demaçi

Adem Demaçi (pronounced [dɛmatʃi] ; 26 February 1936 – 26 July 2018) was a Kosovo Albanian politician and writer.

Adem Demaçi
Born(1936-02-26)26 February 1936
Podujevo, Yugoslavia
(now Podujeva, Kosovo)
Died26 July 2018(2018-07-26) (aged 82)
Burial placeThe Martyr Cemetery, Prishtina
NationalityKosovar
Other names
  • Balkan Mandela
  • Baca Adem
  • Adem Dema
Alma materUniversity of Prishtina
University of Belgrade
University of Skopje
Occupations
  • Activist
  • Politician
Years active1950–2017
Known forActivist for human rights
Peaceful struggle against the Yugoslav authorities in Kosovo
Balkania (proposed state)
Notable workGjarprinjt e gjakut (English: The Snakes of Blood)
Political partyParliamentary Party of Kosovo (1996–98)
MovementKosovo Liberation Army
OpponentYugoslavia
SpouseXhemajlije Hoxha
ChildrenAbetare and Shqiptar
AwardsSakharov Prize 1990
Human Rights Prize at the University of Oslo 1995
Hero of Kosovo 2010
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