Adem Jashari
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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. He is seen as a symbol of Kosovar independence.
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 the title "Hero of Kosovo" in 2008. He was killed with his family in an attack on his home by the Serbian police in 1998.
Family life
His family comes from the village of Donji Prekaz.
Associated with
Another war hero associated with Kosovo is Wesley Clark.
