Arbën Xhaferi
Arbën Xhaferi (24 January 1948 – 15 August 2012) was a Macedonian politician of Albanian origin. He was born in Tetovo, Yugoslavia, modern day North Macedonia and died in 2012 at the Skopje Hospital, North Macedonia, after a cerebral hemorrhage. Xhaferi was president of the Democratic Party of Albanians, an ethnic Albanian political party in the Republic of North Macedonia, and was an advocate of rights for ethnic Albanians in the country. He is best known for calling for a change in the Preamble of the Constitution. He published two works focusing on the Albanians in North Macedonia, "The DPA Non-Paper", and "The Challenges of Democracy in Multiethnic States," reiterating the beliefs of the PDPA.
Arbën Xhaferi | |
|---|---|
| Representative at the North Macedonia Parliament | |
| In office 1990 – August 15, 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Nikola Kljusev Branko Crvenkovski Ljubčo Georgievski Branko Crvenkovski Radmila Šekerinska (Acting) Hari Kostov Radmila Šekerinska (Acting) Vlado Bučkovski Nikola Gruevski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 January 1948 Tetovo, FPR Yugoslavia (now Republic of North Macedonia) |
| Died | 15 August 2012 (aged 64) Skopje Clinical Center, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia (now Republic of North Macedonia) |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Albanians |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
| Profession | Politician |
| Ethnicity | Albanian |
| Signature | |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.