3rd Member of the Presidency of Yugoslavia for SAP Kosovo
In office 15 May 1989 – 21 March 1991
Preceded by
Sinan Hasani
Succeeded by
Sejdo Bajramović
6th Prime Minister of Kosovo
In office May 1980 – May 1982
Preceded by
Bahri Oruçi
Succeeded by
Ymer Pula
Personal details
Born
(1925-03-15)15 March 1925 Peć, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died
6 September 2008(2008-09-06) (aged 83) Peja, Kosovo
Nationality
Yugoslav of Albanian ethnicity
Political party
League of Communists of Kosovo
Riza Sapunxhiu (15 March 1925 – 6 September 2008) was a Kosovar communist politician and economist. He served as deputy prime minister and prime minister of SAP Kosovo prior to becoming its representative in the Yugoslav Presidency.
Born in Peć, Sapunxhiu was an ethnic Albanian. From 1980 to 1982, he served as prime minister of Kosovo.[1] In 1981, he headed the Kosovar delegation in a historical visit to Albania. This visit paved the way for closer relations between Albania and the Albanian community in Kosovo and the rest of Yugoslavia.[2]
As a successful economist, in 1982, Sapunxhiu became an official at the World Bank.[3]
When the Yugoslav crisis began, he supported the territorial integrity of Yugoslavia but did not effectually vote, though he was registered as voting pro. Nevertheless, the state of emergency was not declared due to opposition by other members of the presidency.[4]
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