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24 years since the murder of Fehmi Agani

On May 6, it will be 24 years since the murder of the long-time vice-president of the Democratic League of Kosovo and deputy of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, Fehmi Agani.

Agani was killed on May 6, 1999 by the Serbian occupying forces.

Agani's figure has left an indelible mark on the history of Kosovo's independence, the field of education and scientific thought. Fehmi Agani was one of the founders and leaders of the Democratic League.

On May 6, 1999, Agani, together with his family, tried to leave Kosovo by train. At the border with Macedonia, the train turned back. Somewhere near Fushë-Kosova, the police stopped the train and ordered everyone to get off. Various testimonies published in the press have revealed that Agani was taken either on a bus together with other Albanian men, or alone with the police in a private car. His body was found the next day by the side of a muddy road, near Lipjan.

In honor of Professor Agani, his memorial was erected years ago in the courtyard of the Faculty of Philology in Pristina.

From the 60s when he was presented with arguments for the right of the Republic of Kosovo until his murder, Agani had put all his creativity at the service of designing, arguing and realizing this goal. /KSP