Global InformationNevzat Halili information
Nevzat Halili | |
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| Born | September 15, 1946 Poroj, PR Macedonia, Yugoslavia |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Known for | Albanian rights activist Organizer of the Republic of Ilirida movement |
Nevzat Halili (born September 15, 1946),[1] is a Macedonian politician and teacher of English. Halili was first elected to the Macedonian parliament in 1991 and is a member of the Party for Democratic Prosperity.[2][3][4] In an open letter to president Kiro Gligorov in 1993, Halili argued that the Albanians in Macedonia were discriminated against in the state administration and the public sector.[2] He was minister without portfolio in the second government of Branko Crvenkovski (1994-1998). During the 1990s, Halili was sentenced to prison for participation in demonstrations and preventing police officers from exercising their duty.[4]
In 2001, Halili joined the National Democratic Party established by Kastriot Haxhirexha and Xhezair Shaqiri ("Commander Hoxha"). He was later linked with several paramilitary organisations campaigning for the unification of Albanian-populated territories in the Balkans.[2] On 2 July 2002, the US state Department blocked the assets of Halili for providing leadership or material support to armed insurgents in the western Balkans.[5] This activity threatened international stabilisation efforts in the region. Halili was arrested in 2006 in Prishtina on suspicions of arms trafficking, but was released after eight months in custody.[2]
In January 1992, the Republic of Ilirida, a territorial entity, was self-proclaimed by Nevzat Halili and other Albanian activists in Struga. The republic would cover approximatively half of Macedonia's territory and aimed at uniting all Albanians under former Yugoslavia. Later on, the aim of the republic was that of favoring the federalization of Macedonia.[6]
On 19 September 2014, Halili read out a declaration of an "independent Republic of Ilirida" at Skanderbeg Square in Skopje to a few dozen ethnic Albanians.[7]
- ^ United States Code. House, Office of the Law Revision Counsel. p. 739.
- ^ a b c d Bechev, Dimitar (13 April 2009). Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Macedonia. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, INC. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-8108-5565-6. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ Ramet, Sabrina P. (1997). Whose Democracy?: Nationalism, Religion, and the Doctrine of Collective Rights in Post-1989 Eastern Europe. 4720 Boston Way, Lanham, Maryland 20706: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, INC. p. 79. ISBN 0-8476-8324-9. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ a b Shea, John (January 1997). Macedonia and Greece: The Struggle to Define a New Balkan Nation. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 272. ISBN 0-7864-0228-8. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ Fluri, Philipp H.; Gustenau, Gustav E.; Pantev, Plamen I. (4 August 2005). The Evolution of Civil-Military Relations in South East Europe. p. 20. ISBN 978-3-7908-1572-6. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ Janusz Bugajski (1995). Ethnic Politics in Eastern Europe: A Guide to Nationality Policies, Organizations, and Parties. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 116–. ISBN 978-0-7656-1911-2.
- ^ Marusic, Sinisa Jakov (19 September 2014). "Albanians Declare 'Republic' in Macedonia". Balkaninsight. Retrieved 2014-09-21.