Ali Ahmeti
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Ali Ahmeti (born January 4, 1959 in the village of Zajas
, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia) is the political leader of the Democratic Union for Integration
, a governing (as of 2008) political party
in Republic of Macedonia. Ali Ahmeti is also known as the political leader of the former Albanian National Liberation Army
in the Macedonian Conflict in 2001.
, separatist
and irredentist
student movement in Kosovo. For these activities, Ahmeti was arrested and imprisoned for one year by the Serbian and Yugoslav
authorities.
During the years 1984/1986 he was involved with reconsolidation of the student movement ( and general popular movement ) in Kosovo. In 1986, Ahmeti gained political asylum in Switzerland
, where he lived until 2001, and was working like a coordinator of different groups.
Diagnosed as a schizophrenic by psychiatrists in Switzerland, Ali Ahmeti was judged incapable for labor and thus obtained 3,000.00 Swiss francs per month from the invalidity insurance in Lucerne
due to his paranoid and schizophrenic tendencies.
During 1988/89 he was one of the leaders of the student and miners protests against the Milosevic government. During 1989/90, he was one of the main organizers of protests of the Albanian diaspora in Europe.
Ahmeti, gained his recent political support from the National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo
. In the year 1986, he was elected as a member of the Main Council, with a specific duty, interconnecting Kosovo with Europe. In the year 1988, he was elected member of the leadership of the National Movement of Kosovo. He was re-elected in this position in 1993, with the special duty in the military sector.
During the year 1996, Ahmeti was one of the main founders of the Kosovo Liberation Army, in 1998, when the war started, he was elected member of the main headquarters of the Kosovo Liberation Army.
In 2001, Ahmeti was elected Supreme Commander and representative of the National Liberation Army (NLA), which in the same year was officially recognized as a terrorist organization by the USA and thus in June 2001 Ali Ahmeti has been placed on the black list of people unwelcomed in the USA because of terrorist activities and he was proclaimed Persona non grata
in Switzerland and other countries as well.
After the signature of the Ohrid Agreement
in August 2001, and the decomposition of the NLA in September, Ahmeti was engaged in the political process of the implementation of this Agreement. In this light, he initiated and was named as a leader of the Coordination Council which unified all Albanian political parties in Macedonia, and the former structures of the NLA.
In June 2002, Ahmeti founded a new political party called the Democratic Union for Integration
. In September 2002, DUI won the elections among Albanian parties in the Republic and Ali Ahmeti was elected as a deputy in the Macedonian Parliament. DUI entered in coalition with the winning party from the Macedonian block, SDSM (Social Democratic Union of Macedonia).
In 2008, DUI entered in coalition with VMRO-DPMNE.
Zajas
Zajas is a village located in the Republic of Macedonia. According to the census of 2002 it has 11,605 inhabitants. Zajas is a seat of the Zajas municipality. Zajas is well known as the birthplace of the National Front fighters Mefail Shehu, Mefail Mehmeti and Begzat Vuli...
, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia) is the political leader of the Democratic Union for Integration
Democratic Union for Integration
The Democratic Union for Integration is the largest Albanian political party in the Republic of Macedonia, and the third largest political party in all of Macedonia...
, a governing (as of 2008) political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Republic of Macedonia. Ali Ahmeti is also known as the political leader of the former Albanian National Liberation Army
National Liberation Army (Macedonia)
The National Liberation Army , also known as the Macedonian UÇK, was a militant organization that operated in the Republic of Macedonia in 2001 and was closely associated with the Kosovo Liberation Army ....
in the Macedonian Conflict in 2001.
Biography
From 1979 to 1983 Ahmeti studied Philosophy at the University of Pristina in Kosovo, graduating in 1983. Between 1981 and 1983, he also was one of the leaders of the Albanian nationalistGreater Albania
Greater Albania or Ethnic Albania is an irredentist concept of lands outside the borders of the Republic of Albania that are considered part of a greater national homeland by most Albanians, based on the present-day or historical presence of Albanian populations in those areas...
, separatist
Separatism
Separatism is the advocacy of a state of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group. While it often refers to full political secession, separatist groups may seek nothing more than greater autonomy...
and irredentist
Irredentism
Irredentism is any position advocating annexation of territories administered by another state on the grounds of common ethnicity or prior historical possession, actual or alleged. Some of these movements are also called pan-nationalist movements. It is a feature of identity politics and cultural...
student movement in Kosovo. For these activities, Ahmeti was arrested and imprisoned for one year by the Serbian and Yugoslav
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
authorities.
During the years 1984/1986 he was involved with reconsolidation of the student movement ( and general popular movement ) in Kosovo. In 1986, Ahmeti gained political asylum in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, where he lived until 2001, and was working like a coordinator of different groups.
Diagnosed as a schizophrenic by psychiatrists in Switzerland, Ali Ahmeti was judged incapable for labor and thus obtained 3,000.00 Swiss francs per month from the invalidity insurance in Lucerne
Lucerne
Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...
due to his paranoid and schizophrenic tendencies.
During 1988/89 he was one of the leaders of the student and miners protests against the Milosevic government. During 1989/90, he was one of the main organizers of protests of the Albanian diaspora in Europe.
Ahmeti, gained his recent political support from the National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo
National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo
The National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo is a radical left-wing nationalist political party in Kosovo. It was led by Smajl Latifi who is now leader of Movement for Integration and Unification .- History :...
. In the year 1986, he was elected as a member of the Main Council, with a specific duty, interconnecting Kosovo with Europe. In the year 1988, he was elected member of the leadership of the National Movement of Kosovo. He was re-elected in this position in 1993, with the special duty in the military sector.
During the year 1996, Ahmeti was one of the main founders of the Kosovo Liberation Army, in 1998, when the war started, he was elected member of the main headquarters of the Kosovo Liberation Army.
In 2001, Ahmeti was elected Supreme Commander and representative of the National Liberation Army (NLA), which in the same year was officially recognized as a terrorist organization by the USA and thus in June 2001 Ali Ahmeti has been placed on the black list of people unwelcomed in the USA because of terrorist activities and he was proclaimed Persona non grata
Persona non grata
Persona non grata , literally meaning "an unwelcome person", is a legal term used in diplomacy that indicates a proscription against a person entering the country...
in Switzerland and other countries as well.
After the signature of the Ohrid Agreement
Ohrid Agreement
The Ohrid Framework Agreement was the peace deal signed by the government of the Republic of Macedonia and ethnic Albanian representatives on August 13, 2001...
in August 2001, and the decomposition of the NLA in September, Ahmeti was engaged in the political process of the implementation of this Agreement. In this light, he initiated and was named as a leader of the Coordination Council which unified all Albanian political parties in Macedonia, and the former structures of the NLA.
In June 2002, Ahmeti founded a new political party called the Democratic Union for Integration
Democratic Union for Integration
The Democratic Union for Integration is the largest Albanian political party in the Republic of Macedonia, and the third largest political party in all of Macedonia...
. In September 2002, DUI won the elections among Albanian parties in the Republic and Ali Ahmeti was elected as a deputy in the Macedonian Parliament. DUI entered in coalition with the winning party from the Macedonian block, SDSM (Social Democratic Union of Macedonia).
In 2008, DUI entered in coalition with VMRO-DPMNE.