Ibrahim Rugova
Ibrahim Rugova
Ibrahim Rugova; 2 December 1944 – 21 January 2006) was the first President of the partially recognised Republic of Kosova, serving from 1992 to 2000 and again from 2002 to 2006, and a prominent Kosovo Albanian political leader, scholar, and writer. He oversaw a popular struggle for independence, advocating a peaceful resistance to Yugoslav rule and lobbying for U.S. and European support, especially during the Kosovo War. Owing to his role in Kosovo's history, Rugova has been dubbed "Father of...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 December 1944
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Only the arrival of NATO forces can ensure security of all citizens (in Kosovo) and create conditions for a peaceful solution of the crisis.
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To make conditions for ... international security forces in Kosovo, to create security for the people, and to return the people to Kosovo, is the major objective for us now, for me personally and for the people of Kosovo,
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will be here to help us create a climate of confidence and a climate of peace.
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We will continue to work even harder for the recognition of Kosovo's independence,
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We also reiterated that the best solution for Kosovo is to be an independent and neutral country,
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If we don't have an international force there, there will be an empty Kosovo, and that is what the extremists in Belgrade want.
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I am two times (their) elected leader, I have a right to speak ... and even these days ... the (refugee) camps of Macedonia, Albania accept me, respect me.
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make Albanians flee their country or accept the Serb rule and give up their demands.
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Madame Albright put it plainly, ... If the Albanians cannot accept to cooperate, we will isolate them. If Belgrade cannot agree to cooperate, they will be bombed. There was no diplomacy.
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there is a readiness to move ahead toward a peaceful political solution to the Kosovo issue.
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It is necessary to establish ban on military flights over Kosovo. That is one of the ways to stop Serbian war machinery in Kosovo.
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is by all means the best solution that would bring peace to the whole region.
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For two and a half years we have achieved a great development and the decision to go further towards the democracy of Kosovo was a success too.
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We take this opportunity once again to call for the formal recognition of the independence of Kosovo as soon as possible.