Ramush Haradinaj
Kosovar soldier and Prime Minister of Kosovo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ramush Haradinaj (Albanian pronunciation: [ɾamuʃ haɾadinaj]; born 3 July 1968) is a Kosovo Albanian politician,[1] leader of the AAK party,[2] and the third prime minister of Kosovo.[3] He is a former officer and leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), and previously served as Prime Minister of Kosovo between 2004 and 2005.
Ramush Haradinaj | |
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3rd Prime Minister of Kosovo | |
In office 9 September 2017 – 3 February 2020 | |
President | Hashim Thaçi |
Deputy | Behgjet Pacolli Fatmir Limaj Enver Hoxhaj Dalibor Jevtić Dardan Gashi |
Preceded by | Isa Mustafa |
Succeeded by | Albin Kurti |
In office 3 December 2004 – 8 March 2005 | |
President | Ibrahim Rugova |
Preceded by | Bajram Rexhepi |
Succeeded by | Adem Salihaj (acting) |
Leader of the Alliance for the Future | |
Assumed office 29 April 2001 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Personal details | |
Born | (1968-07-03) 3 July 1968 (age 55) Dečani, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Deçan, Kosovo) |
Political party | Alliance for the Future |
Spouse |
Anita Haradinaj (m. 2003) |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | |
Signature | |
Nickname | Rambo |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Yugoslavia Kosova |
Branch/service | Yugoslav People's Army Kosovo Liberation Army |
Years of service | 1987, 1998–1999 |
Battles/wars | Kosovo War |
Following the dissolution of Yugoslavia, Haradinaj was the KLA's commander for western Kosovo.[1] Following the conflict, Haradinaj went into politics but soon resigned after becoming one of the KLA commanders charged by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) with war crimes and crimes against humanity against Serbs, Romani and Albanians between March and September 1998 during the Kosovo War.[2][4] He was acquitted of all charges on 3 April 2008.[5] The prosecution appealed against the acquittal and argued that it was not given enough time to secure the testimony of two critical witnesses.[6] In 2010 the Appeals Chamber agreed and ordered a partial retrial in The Hague, Netherlands.[7][8] The re-trial took just over two years and on 29 November 2012, Haradinaj and his co-defendant were acquitted for a second time on all charges.[9]