Tahir Zemaj | |
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Born | Strellc, Gjakova, SFR Yugoslavia (today Kosovo) | 28 December 1951
Died | 4 January 2003 Peja, Kosovo | (aged 51)
Allegiance | Yugoslav People's Army
Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosovo (FARK) Kosovo Liberation Army |
Years of service | 1973–1999 |
Rank | Major (rank) (JNA)
Commander-in-chief (FARK) General (KLA) |
Battles / wars | Kosovo War |
Awards | Hero of Kosovo |
Tahir Zemaj (28 December 1951 – 4 January 2003), was a reowned Major in the Yugoslav People's Army, Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosova (FARK) and General of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during the Kosovo War (1998–1999), who was killed under suspicious circumstances as part of a killing series in the early 2000s.[1][2]