Visar Arifaj was born on June 4, 1987 in Prishtina. He is a painter, politician, legendary leader of the Strong Party, he ran in the 2013 Local Elections for Mayor of Pristina Municipality, and later in the 2014 General Elections in Kosovo with his Party. Visar is a designer and studied in the Faculty of Arts in the University of Prishtina. He is a self-proclaimed billionaire, after his declared wealth reaches 1,7 billion euros. He has also declared that the first painting he has done in primary school is worth 1 billion euro. Arifaj is also known for his funny and ironic sayings that show the reality in Kosovo.
Albin Kurti joined the presidency of the Students Independent Union of the University of Prishtina (SIUUP) in August 1997, which organized peaceful, non-violent protests for the release of the university buildings and premises which were occupied by the authorities of the Serbian regime. When war began in Kosova, in August 1998, Kurti began working as the Secretary of the Office of the General Political Representative of the Kosova Liberation Army (KLA), Adem Demaçi. When the NATO bombing of Serbia and Kosova commenced in March 1999. Kurti remained in Prishtina, and was arrested by the Serbian police on April 27, 1999. When Serbian forces withdrew from Kosova on June 10, Kurti and many other Albanians were transferred to Serbian prisons. Due to international pressure, Kurti was released on December 7, 2001. On April 23, 2003, Kurti graduated in Computer Science and Telecommunications from the University of Prishtina. In June 2005, Albin Kurti with other political activists co-founded “Lëvizja VETËVENDOSJE” (Movement for SELF-DETERMINATION!). He was the President of “Lëvizja VETËVENDOSJE!” until March 2015. He is currently in his third term in office as a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosova representing “Lëvizja VETËVENDOSJE!” as the MP who has won the highest number of votes in the country. He was the Movement’s candidate for Prime Minister of Kosova and was re-elected as President of the Movement for Self-DETERMINATION! based on the one member – one vote method in January 2018. Albin Kurti has published over 550 articles and has been invited to present at different reknown universities inside and outside the country. He has also served as the Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs at the Assembly. He is fluent in Albanian, English, and Serbian.
Sokol Beqiri was born in 1964 in Peja, Kosovo. He studied at the University of Ljubljana in the Department of Graphic Arts. Beqiri is a well-known contemporary artist. The best-known of his works is his series “The End of Expressionism: Painted by a Madman” (2001), which includes the projects “Milka” (1999) and “When Angels are Late” (2001). Beqiri has exhibited in many European art institutions and was part of important exhibitions, including Documenta 14.
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