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The Kosova Academy of Sciences and Arts is the highest institution of science and art in Kosova, with headquarters in Prishtina, established by decision of the Assembly of Kosova on December 20, 1975. By law and other by-laws, ASHAK is defined as an independent institution, which unites its membership of scientists and artists from the most ...
Pristina is the largest communications center of media in Kosova. Almost all of the major media organizations in Kosova are based in Pristina. [1] The television industry developed in Pristina and is a significant employer in the city's economy. The four major broadcast networks, RTK, RTV21, KTV and Klan Kosova, are all headquartered in Pristina.
The first school in Pristina where students were taught in the Albanian language is in the western historic city center at the corner of Trepça and Ilir Konushevci Streets. The two-story building was built in the late 19th century by local grandee Avdurrahman Pasha. In 1880, the original building burnt down, but it was rebuilt by his sons.
Television in Kosovo was first introduced in 1974. The Radio Television of Pristina was the first Albanian-speaking broadcaster in Kosovo, founded in 1974 following Radio Pristina's founding in 1945. It was forcefully shut down in 1990 by the Yugoslavian government, forbidding the flow of information through Kosovan airwaves during the Kosovo War.
Yugoslav forces invade the Neutral Zone of Junik and Drenica. Yugoslav forces are pushed back by Kachak rebels under Azem Galica. Drenica-Junik Uprising. (1924) Kachaks. Kosovo Albanians. Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Defeat. Yugoslav forces annex areas of the Neutral Zone of Junik and Drenica.
The incumbent president of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, took office on 4 April 2021 [1] and her term is due to end on 4 April 2026. [2] If Osmani serves out her term in full, the new presidential term will begin in 2026 and will be due to end in 2031. Osmani would be eligible for re-election for a second and final five-year term in 2026.
Women in Kosovo have also become active in politics and law enforcement in the Republic of Kosovo. An example of which is the election of Atifete Jahjaga as the fourth President of Kosovo [a] . She was the first female, [2] the first non-partisan candidate, and the youngest to be elected to the office of the presidency in the country.
v. t. e. An independence referendum was held in Kosovo, then known as the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo between 26 and 30 September 1991. The Provincial Assembly, which had been dissolved in 1989 by Serbian authorities but whose Albanian members continued to meet underground, declared the Republic of Kosova a sovereign and independent ...