Alfred Spiro Moisiu is a former Albanian military general,diplomat and politician. He was the president of Albania from 2002 to 2007. He is the oldest son of Albanian Army general Spiro Moisiu.
The prime minister of Albania,officially the prime minister of the Republic of Albania,is the head of government of Albania. The office of the prime minister is a core institution in the politics of Albania formed after the Albanian declaration of independence on 28 November 1912. Since that time,the nation has navigated a dynamic political evolution spanning distinct periods,encompassing a monarchy,a communist regime and the eventual democratic order. In 1912,Ismail Qemali was inaugurated as the first prime minister of Albania,guiding the nation toward sovereignty amidst the complex conditions in the Balkans. In 1944,Enver Hoxha implemented a radical change in government,transforming Albania into an authoritarian and isolationist communist regime. In 1991,the nation transitioned into a democracy that marked a notable shift,when Fatos Nano emerged as the first post-communist prime minister of Albania.
Fatos Thanas Nano is an Albanian socialist politician who served as Prime Minister of Albania in 1991,from 1997 to 1998 and from 2002 to 2005. He was the first leader and founder of the Socialist Party of Albania and a member of the Albanian Parliament from 1991 to 1993 and 1997 to 2009. He reformed the anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninist ideology of the Labor Party of Albania into social democracy for its successor,the Socialist Party. During his leadership,the Socialist Party,as a result of reforms,joined the Socialist International and Party of European Socialists. Nano was a candidate in the 2007 presidential election but did not win. He again tried in the 2012 presidential election,but he did not even qualify as a candidate,because the leaders of parties in Parliament obstructed their respective MPs to elect him as candidate in the elections.
Ibrahim Rugova 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. 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.
Nikola Pašić was a Serbian and Yugoslav politician and diplomat. During his political career,which spanned almost five decades,he served five times as prime minister of Serbia and three times as prime minister of Yugoslavia,leading 22 governments in total. He played an instrumental role in the founding of Yugoslavia and is considered one of the most influential figures in Serbian twentieth-century history. With 12 years in office,Pašićwas the longest-serving prime minister of Serbia.
The Democratic League of Kosovo is the oldest and one of the largest political parties in Kosovo.
Ilir Rexhep Meta is an Albanian politician. He served as the president of Albania from 24 July 2017 to 24 July 2022.
The Socialist Republic of Serbia,previously known as the People's Republic of Serbia,commonly abbreviated as Republic of Serbia or simply Serbia,was one of the six constituent republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in what is now the modern day states of Serbia and the disputed territory of Kosovo. Its formation was initiated in 1941,and achieved in 1944–1946,when it was established as a federated republic within Yugoslavia. In that form,it lasted until the constitutional reforms from 1990 to 1992,when it was reconstituted,as the Republic of Serbia within the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It was the largest constituent republic of Yugoslavia,in terms of population and territory. Its capital,Belgrade,was also the federal capital of Yugoslavia.
Nikola Šainović is a Serbian politician. A close associate of Slobodan Milošević,he held several important state functions of Serbia and FR Yugoslavia during the 1990s. He has been a member of the Socialist Party of Serbia since the party's foundation.
The Hunt:Me and the War Criminals is a book written by Carla Del Ponte,published in April 2008. According to Del Ponte she received information saying about 300 Serbs were kidnapped and transferred to Albania in 1999 where their organs were extracted. The book caused a considerable controversy with Kosovan and Albanian officials denying these allegations and Russian and Serbian officials demanding more investigation. ICTY stated no substantial evidence supporting the allegations was brought to the court.
In 1991,the Socialist Party of Albania,with specific social democratic ideology took control of the country through democratic elections. One year later the Democratic Party of Albania won the new elections. After 1990,Albania has been seeking a closer relationship with the West. What followed were deliberate programs of economic and democratic reform,but the implementation of capitalism led to the proliferation of pyramid schemes. Chaos in late 1996 to early 1997,as a result of the collapse of these pyramid schemes,alarmed the world and prompted the influx of international peacekeeping forces. In 1995,Albania was accepted into the Council of Europe and requested membership in NATO and is a potential candidate country for accession to the European Union. The workforce of Albania has continued to emigrate to Western countries,especially Greece and Italy.
Australia–Kosovo relations refer to the bilateral relations of Australia and Kosovo. Kosovo and Australia officially established diplomatic relations on 21 May 2008. Kosovo has an embassy in Canberra,which was opened in February 2013. The Ambassador of Australia to Kosovo is subordinate to the embassy in Vienna.
The Ministry of European Integration was a department of the Albanian Government,responsible for integration of Albania into the European Union. On 13 September 2017,the ministry was dissolved and merged with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Atifete Jahjaga is a Kosovar Albanian politician who served as the third President of Kosovo. She was the first female President of the Republic of Kosovo,the first non-partisan candidate and the youngest female head of state to be elected to the top office. She served as Deputy Director of the Kosovo Police,holding the rank of General Lieutenant Colonel,the most senior among women officers in Southeastern Europe.
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Republic of Albania.
The following lists events that happened during 1999 in Republic of Albania.
The following lists events that happened during 1998 in Republic of Albania.
The Minister of State for Diaspora was a ministerial post of the Albanian Government responsible for communicating and dealing with issues that affected the Albanian diaspora. Its minister was Pandeli Majko.
Milorad Mirčić is a Serbian politician. He is a prominent figure in the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS) and has served several terms as an elected official at the local,provincial,and republic levels. Mirčićwas the mayor of Novi Sad from 1993 to 1994 and the minister of the Serb diaspora in the Serbian government from 1998 to 2000.
The Majko II Government was the 61st ruling government of the Republic of Albania,led by prime minister Pandeli Majko. It was officially mandated by president Rexhep Meidani on 22 February 2002. After the 2001 parliamentary elections,the alliance led by the Socialist Party won a seat majority for the second consecutive time and managed to form a government headed by Ilir Meta but due to internal conflicts within the party,Meta was forced to offer his resignation on 29 January 2002. Majko managed to persuade most of the party hierarchy,including its chairman Fatos Nano,to form a new government,although as it turned out,for the same reasons as the Meta II Government,he offered his resignation a few months later on 25 July 2002.
