Adem Demach's rare photograph shortly after his release from prison

Kosovo Democratic Institute Director Ismet Kryeziu has published a rare photo of the Ademi Demac event shortly after he was released from prison in 1990.

The 82nd anniversary of Adem Demach's birth. A photo taken in 1990, during a visit we made with some friends after being released from a” prison, writes Kryeziu in front of the published photo.

Otherwise, Adem Demach suffered 28 years in Yugoslavia's prisons the symbol of national resistance, Ademi Demach, today turns 82.

From the village of Lupq of Podujevo, Demach was born on February 26, 1936, in Pristina. Ademi Demac was active for the national cause in the time of Yugoslavia and fought for Kosovo's equality with other Republics of Yugoslavia. For his political commitment, Adem Demaci suffered 28 years in Yugoslavia's prisons. After his release, he immediately continued his political activity.

His name is Nelson Mandela of Europe. Adem Demaci led the Council for Human Rights and Freedoms (KMDLNJ) from 1990 to 1995. In 1991 it was honoured by the European Parliament at the Sakharov Award. During the 1998/1999 period, when meetings were held in Ramboullet for Kosovo's future, he was the KLA's political spokesman. He was chairman of the Kosovo Writers' League (2005-2007).