Ibrahim Rugova
Ibrahim Rugova
Ibrahim Rugova; 2 December 1944 – 21 January 2006) was the first President of the partially recognised Republic of Kosova, serving from 1992 to 2000 and again from 2002 to 2006, and a prominent Kosovo Albanian political leader, scholar, and writer. 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. Owing to his role in Kosovo's history, Rugova has been dubbed "Father of...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 December 1944
conditions create forces major objective people personally return security
To make conditions for ... international security forces in Kosovo, to create security for the people, and to return the people to Kosovo, is the major objective for us now, for me personally and for the people of Kosovo,
climate confidence create help
will be here to help us create a climate of confidence and a climate of peace.
coming companies country expose global interests kosovo main offer small strong though
There will be a lot of competitive and strong companies coming here and even though Kosovo is a small country that undoubtedly has a lot to offer to global trade; one of our main interests is to expose it to the world market.
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Our government is ready to guarantee their investments for them, and then we will create tax incentives. We are interested in having all these things and with the privatization we also want to create more jobs and better conditions for the workers.
power refuse relinquish tiniest
those in power (who) now refuse to relinquish even the tiniest part of that power.
accord temporary
The possibility of an interim and temporary accord is under consideration.
achieved decision democracy further great half kosovo success towards
For two and a half years we have achieved a great development and the decision to go further towards the democracy of Kosovo was a success too.
move pace
The pace is quickening. We're getting into December, and we'd really like to move ahead,
empty extremists force
If we don't have an international force there, there will be an empty Kosovo, and that is what the extremists in Belgrade want.
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I believe that we can assure that everybody will take part in this agreement and cooperate with the OSCE mission. The people of Kosovo are interested in an international presence that will protect them.
accept camps days elected respect speak
I am two times (their) elected leader, I have a right to speak ... and even these days ... the (refugee) camps of Macedonia, Albania accept me, respect me.
continue harder work
We will continue to work even harder for the recognition of Kosovo's independence,
accept albanians country flee rule
make Albanians flee their country or accept the Serb rule and give up their demands.
accept agree albanians cannot isolate madame
Madame Albright put it plainly, ... If the Albanians cannot accept to cooperate, we will isolate them. If Belgrade cannot agree to cooperate, they will be bombed. There was no diplomacy.