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Bakalli led the Communist Party in Kosovo during the late 1970s and early 1980s, but resigned after disagreeing with the way protests by ethnic Albanian students were handled. He then spent two years under house arrest, before being allowed to work in a research institution, but was forced out when [[Slobodan Milosevic]] increased Serbian control over Kosova in the late 1980s. |
Bakalli led the Communist Party in Kosovo during the late 1970s and early 1980s, but resigned after disagreeing with the way protests by ethnic Albanian students were handled. He then spent two years under house arrest, before being allowed to work in a research institution, but was forced out when [[Slobodan Milosevic]] increased Serbian control over Kosova in the late 1980s. |
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In [[2002]], Bakalli was the first witness to testify at [[The Hague]] [[International |
In [[2002]], Bakalli was the first witness to testify at [[The Hague]] [[International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia]] at the trial of Milosevic. |
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Revision as of 15:27, 15 April 2006
Mahmut Bakalli (19 January 1936, Gjakova - 14 April 2006, Pristina) was a Kosova Albanian politician.
Bakalli led the Communist Party in Kosovo during the late 1970s and early 1980s, but resigned after disagreeing with the way protests by ethnic Albanian students were handled. He then spent two years under house arrest, before being allowed to work in a research institution, but was forced out when Slobodan Milosevic increased Serbian control over Kosova in the late 1980s.
In 2002, Bakalli was the first witness to testify at The Hague International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia at the trial of Milosevic.
External links
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1827565.stm BBC report on Bakalli's testimony against Slobodan Milosevic