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Statue in Pristina | |
Born | 1952 Podujevo, FPR Yugoslavia |
Died | 1997 Vučitrn, FR Yugoslavia |
Cause of death | Shot |
Monuments | Statue in Pristina |
Organization | Kosovo Liberation Army |
Awards | Hero of Kosovo (posthumous) |
Zahir Pajaziti (born Podujevo, FPR Yugoslavia in 1952, died in Vučitrn, FR Yugoslavia in 1997) was a commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army. In 2008, former president of Kosovo Fatmir Sejdiu declared him a Hero of Kosovo.
After the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992, he remained in Kosovo while warfare raged in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1997, he joined the Kosovo Liberation Army. Later that year, he was killed in a gunfight in Vučitrn with the Yugoslav army.
References
- Kosova express: a journey in wartime
- Milazim Kadriu: Zahir Pajaziti është një nga themeluesit e Shtabit të Përgjithshëm të UÇK-së
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