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20 Oct 11 / 11:11:06

‘Painter Dino’ Quits as Kosovo’s Chief Salesman

As the head of Kosovo’s Privatization Agency for the past three years, Dino Asanaj, stands down, questions remain over his legacy.

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06 Oct 11 / 14:09:01

Sporting Islamist Takes Aim at Secular Kosovo

A champion bowler with a radical Muslim agenda, Fuad Ramiqi is determined to shake up the country’s secular political establishment.

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07 Apr 11 / 15:25:56

Atifete Jahjaga - From Police Officer to Kosovo's President

Political obscurity and modest means may prove no handicap in a country that has grown tired of corrupt politicians who seem bent on enriching themselves above all.

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16 Dec 10 / 13:10:58

Dick Marty, Controversial Investigator

Swiss senator has won plaudits in many countries for championing human rights and taking on the CIA over renditions – but among Albanians he is best known for opposing Kosovo’s independence.

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14 Dec 10 / 10:22:19

Richard Holbrooke, Balkan Peacemaker

Veteran US diplomat played decisive role in ending wars in Bosnia and Kosovo but questions remain about the legacy of US-led settlements in both countries.

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10 Dec 10 / 14:29:37

Behgjet Pacolli, leader of the New Kosovo Alliance party

Kosovo-born, Swiss-based construction millionaire Pacolli entered the world of Kosovo politics in 2006, after almost three decades away building an empire said to make him the world’s richest ethnic Albanian.

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10 Dec 10 / 14:28:33

Nexhat Daci, Democratic League of Dardania

A Professor of chemistry by education, 66-year-old Daci entered politics when he became a member of the general council of the LDK in 1992, holding the position of the Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo from 2001 until Rugova’s death in 2006.

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10 Dec 10 / 14:21:39

Ramush Haradinaj, leader of Alliance for the Future of Kosovo

Haradinaj, 42, studied law in Pristina before moving to Switzerland in 1989, joining the Kosovo Liberation army while working jobs ranging from construction to nightclub bouncer.

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10 Dec 10 / 14:02:08

Shpend Ahmeti, Leader of Fryma e Re

At only 32, Shpend Ahmeti, leader of Fryma e Re, is the youngest party leader in the 2010 electoral race.

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10 Dec 10 / 13:30:46

Isa Mustafa, Leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo

Isa Mustafa, 59, began his political career in the 1980s, heading the municipal government of Prishtina from 1984 to 1988, a position to which he returned in 2007 when he beat deputy head of the PDK Fatmir Limaj in the mayoral race.

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08 Dec 10 / 12:45:23

Albin Kurti, Guardian of Flame of Kosovo Nationalism

A born protester who has courted publicity with innovative stunts, Albin Kurti now looks set to enter parliament after the December 12 election.

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12 Oct 10 / 09:54:31

Former First Lady With Balkan Credentials

America’s top diplomat is no stranger to the region whose bloody conflicts overshadowed part of her husband’s presidency.

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27 Sep 10 / 18:35:00

Fatmir Sejdiu 'Rugova's Successor'

Fatmir Sejdiu, Kosovo's president of three years and leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo, chose party over the presidency after the constitutional court ruled he could not keep both posts.

06 May 10 / 13:40:32

Fatmir Limaj, Kosovo's Road-Builder

Corruption allegations have not dented the popularity of the KLA- fighter-turned-PDK politician who has made it his mission to transform the country’s traffic arteries.

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02 Dec 08 / 12:34:00

Hashim Thaci 'From 'Snake' to Prime Minister

Thaci, born in 1968, joined the Albanian independence cause as a student, becoming one of the leaders of the protest movement in the early 1990s. As the Serbian crackdown intensified, he left for Switzerland, studying history and international relations in Zurich.