{"id":7811,"date":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/1970\/01\/01\/metush-krasniqi\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T18:52:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:52:46","slug":"metush-krasniqi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/1970\/01\/01\/metush-krasniqi\/","title":{"rendered":"Metush Krasniqi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Me<\/span>t<\/span>ush<\/span> Krasniqi, an ac<\/span>t<\/span>ivis<\/span>t<\/span> of <\/span>t<\/span>he movemen<\/span>t<\/span> for <\/span>t<\/span>he libera<\/span>t<\/span>ion of Kosovo and na<\/span>t<\/span>ional uni<\/span>t<\/span>y, was born <\/span>in <\/span>Dajkoc<\/span>, <\/span>Kamenica<\/span>. He comple<\/span>t<\/span>ed normal school in <\/span>Gjakovë<\/span> and gradua<\/span>t<\/span>ed from <\/span>t<\/span>he Facul<\/span>t<\/span>y of Law in Prish<\/span>t<\/span>ina in 1976. He worked as a <\/span>t<\/span>eacher and school principal in <\/span>Rogaçica<\/span> in <\/span>Kamenica<\/span> and in <\/span>S<\/span>t<\/span>udençan<\/span> in Skopje, la<\/span>t<\/span>er becoming a referen<\/span>t<\/span> in <\/span>t<\/span>he <\/span>T<\/span>echnica<\/span>l High School in Pris<\/span>t<\/span>ina and <\/span>t<\/span>he adminis<\/span>t<\/span>ra<\/span>t<\/span>ion of <\/span>t<\/span>he Kosovo Railways in <\/span>Fushë<\/span>-Kosovo. In 1944, he joined <\/span>t<\/span>he <\/span>ran<\/span>ks of <\/span>t<\/span>he Albanian Na<\/span>t<\/span>ional Democra<\/span>t<\/span>ic Movemen<\/span>t<\/span> (LNDSH) and was a collabora<\/span>t<\/span>or of Halim Spahi, Marije Shllaku, and Gjon <\/span>Serreqi<\/span>. In 1950, he <\/span>founded an illegal organiza<\/span>t<\/span>ion <\/span>t<\/span>ha<\/span>t<\/span> spread <\/span>t<\/span>o <\/span>Anamorava<\/span>, <\/span>t<\/span>he <\/span>Presheva<\/span> Valley, <\/span>Kumanovo<\/span>, and Skopje. He was arres<\/span>t<\/span>ed in 1956, bu<\/span>t<\/span> due <\/span>t<\/span>o a lack of evidence, he was released. In 1958, he was arres<\/span>t<\/span>ed for <\/span>t<\/span>he second <\/span>t<\/span>ime and sen<\/span>t<\/span>enced <\/span>t<\/span>o 18 years in prison a<\/span>s <\/span>t<\/span>he leader of <\/span>t<\/span>he illegal organiza<\/span>t<\/span>ion. Af<\/span>t<\/span>er <\/span>t<\/span>he Plenum of Briones in 1966, he was released and con<\/span>t<\/span>inued his poli<\/span>t<\/span>ical ac<\/span>t<\/span>ivi<\/span>t<\/span>y <\/span>t<\/span>o coordina<\/span>t<\/span>e pa<\/span>t<\/span>rio<\/span>t<\/span>ic and democra<\/span>t<\/span>ic forces for na<\/span>t<\/span>ional unifica<\/span>t<\/span>ion. He was one of <\/span>t<\/span>he inspirers and organizers of <\/span>t<\/span>he 19<\/span>68 demons<\/span>t<\/span>ra<\/span>t<\/span>ions in Prish<\/span>t<\/span>ina and <\/span>Gjilan<\/span>. In 1977, he founded <\/span>t<\/span>he Na<\/span>t<\/span>ional Libera<\/span>t<\/span>ion Movemen<\/span>t<\/span> of Kosovo and <\/span>t<\/span>he Albanian <\/span>t<\/span>erri<\/span>t<\/span>ories of Yugoslavia, aiming <\/span>t<\/span>o libera<\/span>t<\/span>e Albanian lands in Yugoslavia and uni<\/span>t<\/span>e <\/span>t<\/span>hem wi<\/span>t<\/span>h Albania. <\/span>T<\/span>he organiza<\/span>t<\/span>ion ex<\/span>t<\/span>ended i<\/span>t<\/span>s<\/span> ne<\/span>t<\/span>work <\/span>t<\/span>o all Albanian areas in <\/span>Yugoslavia<\/span>, and he made connec<\/span>t<\/span>ions wi<\/span>t<\/span>h <\/span>t<\/span>he Albanian s<\/span>t<\/span>a<\/span>t<\/span>e and <\/span>t<\/span>he <\/span>Us<\/span>t<\/span>ashe<\/span> Movemen<\/span>t<\/span> in Croa<\/span>t<\/span>ia, which had significan<\/span>t<\/span> suppor<\/span>t<\/span> in <\/span>t<\/span>he Uni<\/span>t<\/span>ed S<\/span>t<\/span>a<\/span>t<\/span>es. He was one of <\/span>t<\/span>he ini<\/span>t<\/span>ia<\/span>t<\/span>ors of <\/span>t<\/span>he 1981 demons<\/span>t<\/span>ra<\/span>t<\/span>ions and was arres<\/span>t<\/span>ed,<\/span> spending 8 mon<\/span>t<\/span>hs in soli<\/span>t<\/span>ary confinemen<\/span>t<\/span> in <\/span>Gjilan<\/span> prison. In 1982, a<\/span>t<\/span> his insis<\/span>t<\/span>ence, all illegal groups <\/span>opera<\/span>t<\/span>ing<\/span> in Albanian <\/span>t<\/span>erri<\/span>t<\/span>ories in Yugoslavia uni<\/span>t<\/span>ed in<\/span>t<\/span>o a single movemen<\/span>t<\/span>. <\/span>T<\/span>hough he was a s<\/span>t<\/span>aunch an<\/span>t<\/span>i-communis<\/span>t<\/span>, he coopera<\/span>t<\/span>ed wi<\/span>t<\/span>h all poli<\/span>t<\/span>i<\/span>cal curren<\/span>t<\/span>s in <\/span>t<\/span>he in<\/span>t<\/span>eres<\/span>t<\/span> of na<\/span>t<\/span>ional uni<\/span>t<\/span>y. He was arres<\/span>t<\/span>ed for <\/span>t<\/span>he las<\/span>t<\/span> t<\/span>ime in November 1985 and, despi<\/span>t<\/span>e being bru<\/span>t<\/span>ally <\/span>t<\/span>or<\/span>t<\/span>ured for six consecu<\/span>t<\/span>ive mon<\/span>t<\/span>hs, he did no<\/span>t<\/span> be<\/span>t<\/span>ray his ne<\/span>t<\/span>work of over 500 accomplices. Due <\/span>t<\/span>o his unwavering a<\/span>t<\/span>t<\/span>i<\/span>t<\/span>ude during<\/span> inves<\/span>t<\/span>iga<\/span>t<\/span>ions and in prison, he was regarded as <\/span>t<\/span>he “Legend of Albanian Resis<\/span>t<\/span>ance” by his collabora<\/span>t<\/span>ors. He passed away in 1986. <\/span><\/span>(In <\/em><\/span>t<\/span>he pho<\/span>t<\/span>o: <\/span>Me<\/span>t<\/span>ush<\/span><\/em> Krasniqi<\/em>)<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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T<\/span>ex<\/span>t<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span><\/span> Encyclopedic Dic<\/span>t<\/span>ionary of Kosovo – Vol. <\/span>I <\/span><\/span>,<\/span> Academy of Sciences and Ar<\/span>t<\/span>s of Kosovo, P<\/span>rish<\/span>t<\/span>ina, 2018, page 877-878.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pho<\/span>t<\/span><\/strong>o<\/strong>: <\/span><\/span>© h<\/span>t<\/span>t<\/span>ps:\/\/sq.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Me<\/span>t<\/span>ush_Krasniqi<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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