Many Albanian refugees moves from the country Kosovo to the country Albania in 1998 and 1999. The estimated number overall is 350,000.
The vast majority of Kosovar refugees fled to Albania because the vast majority of Kosovars are ethnic Albanians and knew that in Albania they would not be persecuted. As for Montenegro, it was relatively close by.
ethnic Albanian
Albanians are an ethnic group that live in Albania and Kosovo. The country borders Greece and is right across the water from Italy.
Someone who is Albanian is someone who was born in Albania or someone whose family comes from Albania.
The atrocities in Kosovo were performed by the Serbian Orthodox Christians led by Slobodan Milosevic against the ethnic Albanian Muslims, who composed over 90% of Kosovo's population.
Kosovo or the Republic of Kosovo is a country located in Southeastern Europe. Before 2008 Kosovo was an Autonomous Province of Serbia that was under United Nations Administration, it was considered an Albanian run territory. In 2008 Kosovo declared independence from Serbia and was recognized by majority of the European Union only 5 EU states refuse to recognize. And also by the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Albania, Turkey, Japan and so on. As of 2011 Kosovo is recognized by 76 UN states and Taiwan. Kosovo is a predominant Albanian country but is considered a true multi ethnic nation with ethnic groups such as Albanians, Serbians, Turkish, Bosnians, Southern Slavs, Hungarians, Germans, Roma, Ashkali, Gorani, Tosk, Croatians, Spaniards and more. So it is it in Russia?
The Serbian military attempted to expel the ethnic-Albanian Kosovars. This ultimately failed as a result of NATO-led intervention. Currently, there are Kosovar extremists who wish to expel the Serb minority in a now-independent Kosovo, but they have not been able to do this.
NATO intervened and effectively pushed the Serbian forces out of Kosovo. Once the Serbian military was outside of Kosovo, the genocide against the ethnic Albanian Kosovars could no longer continue.
Shqiptare means Albanian, it means the eathnic race of the Mediterranean country Albania. But not only Albanians are shqiptare as many Kosovans, Montenagroans, Macidonians are shqiptare also as they are ethnic Albanians and allot of Albanian land is in those country! Shqiptare means Ethnic Albanians!
Bosniak, Gorani, Roma, Turk, Ashkali and Egyptian. Nowadays in this country 88% of the population is composed by Albanian, 7% Serbian, and 5% Others
The conflict in Kosovo, like that in Bosnia, was ethnic-based. Kosovo is a province at the southern end of Serbia; it neighbors Albania and the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia. Many Albanians still live in Kosovo and see themselves more closely aligned with Albania, to the southwest, than with Yugoslavia. Thus, a separatist movement began, which caused mounting tension between ethnic Albanians and Serbian authorities.Result: Kumanovo Treaty; Yugoslav security forces pull out of Kosovo; FR Yugoslavia maintains sovereignty.Territorial changes: No legal changes to Yugoslav borders according to the Resolution 1244, but effective political and economic separation of Kosovo from the rest of Yugoslavia under United Nations temporary administration.
John Cena is 100% Albanian. More precisely, 100% Arbëreshë. This is old word for Albanian. His family originates from south Italy, where there live consistent Albanian communities that have set roots since the death of Albanian national hero Scanderbeg in the middle of 16th century. His family immigrated to Boston before he was born.