Adem Jashari

War Hero

Birthday November 28, 1955

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Yugoslavia

DEATH DATE Mar 7, 1998 (42)

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About

Founder of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) which helped fight for the separation of Kosovo from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the 1990s.

Before Fame

He was an illiterate farmer and did his military training in Albania from 1991 to 1992.

Trivia

He has been called the "father of the KLA" and was awarded with the title "Hero of Kosovo" in 2008.

Family Life

His family comes from the village of Donji Prekaz.

Associated With

Another war hero associated with Kosovo is Wesley Clark.