Ali Šukrija (Albanian: Ali Shukriu; 12 September 1919 – 6 January 2005) was a political figure of Kosovo, during its period as an autonomous province of Yugoslavia. He served as the 2nd Chairmen of the Executive Council of SAP Kosovo from 1963 until May 1967, 2nd President of the Presidency of SAP Kosovo from August 1981 to 1982 and lastly as the 7th President of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from 26 June 1984 until 25 June 1985.
Ali Šukrija | |
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| President of the Presidency of the LCY Central Committee | |
| In office 26 June 1984 – 25 June 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Dragoslav Marković |
| Succeeded by | Vidoje Žarković |
| 2nd President of the Presidency of SAP Kosovo | |
| In office August 1981 – 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Xhavid Nimani |
| Succeeded by | Kolë Shiroka |
| 2nd President of the Executive Council of SAP Kosovo | |
| In office June 1963 – May 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Fadil Hoxha |
| Succeeded by | Ilija Vakić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 September 1919 Kosovska Mitrovica, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Died | 6 January 2005 (aged 85) Belgrade, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro |
| Nationality | Yugoslav |
| Political party | League of Communists of Kosovo |
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Early life
editAli Šukrija was born in Mitrovica, Kosovo and studied medicine at the University of Belgrade before World War II. He joined the communist movement in 1939, was arrested in 1941, but was then able to join the partisans. After the war, he studied at the Đuro Đaković high political school of Belgrade and was public prosecutor in Kosovo in 1945.[1]
Political career
editŠukrija subsequently became Serbian minister of the interior and in 1950 was a member of the Serbian parliament. In his later political career, Šukrija was vice chairman of the executive council of Kosovo, and from 1963 to May 1967 succeeded Fadil Hoxha as chairman, becoming virtual prime minister of Kosovo. Following the purge of Xhavid Nimani in August 1981, he also served briefly, until 1982, as president of the presidium. Šukrija is remembered as a particularly pro-Yugoslav politician who served Belgrade loyally in the face of a rising Albanian nationalist movement.[1] In 1989 he resigned from Kosovo's political structures during the miners' strike.
Later life
editŠukrija lived the rest of his life in retirement in Belgrade,[1] until his death in 2005.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Robert Elsie (2004). Historical dictionary of Kosovo. p. 168. ISBN 9780810853096. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ "Времеплов (6. јануар 2012)" [Time machine (6 January 2012)] (in Serbian). Radio Television of Serbia. 6 January 2012. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.