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The Republic of Kosova received diplomatic recognition from Albania. [1] Serb authorities rejected the election results, and tried to capture and prosecute those who had voted. [ 6 ] In 1995, thousands of Serb refugees from Croatia were settled in Kosovo, which further worsened relations between the two communities.
The mountainous areas of the Accursed Mountains in the west, Šar Mountains on the south and Kopaonik in the north experiences alpine climate, with high precipitation (900 to 1,300 mm (35 to 51 in) per year), short and fresh summers, and cold winters. [215] The average annual temperature of Kosovo is 9.5 °C (49.1 °F).
On 17 February 2008 Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence, [1] and subsequently adopted the Constitution of Republic of Kosovo, which came into effect on 15 June 2008. [147] Some Kosovo Serbs opposed to secession boycotted the move by refusing to follow orders from the central government in Pristina and attempted to seize infrastructure ...
Kosovo, under the designation United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), or Kosovo*, is a member of 6 and an observer of 1 international intergovernmental organizations. Kosovo is a full member of two United Nations specialized agencies , the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank .
Ibrahim Rugova (Albanian pronunciation: [ibɾahim ɾugova]; 2 December 1944 – 21 January 2006) was a Kosovo-Albanian politician, scholar, and writer, who served as the President of the partially recognised Republic of Kosova, serving from 1992 to 2000 and as President of Kosovo from 2002 until his death in 2006.
After early results on the morning of the 18th indicating opposition leader Hashim Thaçi was on course to gain 35 per cent of the vote, he claimed victory for PDK, the Albanian Democratic Party, and stated his intention to declare independence. President Fatmir Sejdiu's Democratic League was in second place with 22 percent of the vote. The ...
1 October 2003 [87] Free Trade Agreement with North Macedonia: UNMIK 2 February 2006 [87] Free Trade Agreement with Croatia: UNMIK 28 September 2006 [87] 1 November 2006 [87] [88] Free Trade Agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina: UNMIK 19 October 2006 [87] 1 December 2006 [87] [88] EU Pan-EURO-MED RoO convention [89] Kosovo under UNSCR 1244 ...
Adem Shaban Jashari [8] was born on 28 November 1955, [9] in the village of Prekaz, AR KiM, SFR Yugoslavia, as Fazli Jashari. [1] He was born into a large Albanian family, to parents Zahide Jashari and Shaban Jashari. His family descends from the Kuçi tribe (fis). [10]