From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Albanians in south Serbia
Albanians in south Serbia
Part of a series on ethnic group (after Serbs), and their participation in this
municipality was 28.67% in 1991 and 26.17% in 2002.[1]
Albanians The region of Bujanovac and Preševo is widely known
as the Preševo Valley (Serbian: Прешевска Долина,
Preševska Dolina, Albanian: Lugina e Preshevës).
Albanian culture History
Art · Cinema · Dress · Literature · Music In 1992, the Albanians of southern Serbia organized a ref-
Sport · Cuisine · Mythology · Epic Poetry erendum in which they voted that Preševo, Medveđa and
Bujanovac should join Kosovo.[citation needed] Between 1999
By region or country and 2001, an ethnic Albanian guerilla organization, the
Albania · Australia · Bulgaria Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac (in
Croatia · Germany Albanian Ushtria Çlirimtare e Preshevës, Medvegjës dhe Bu-
Greece · Italy janocit, UÇPMB), was operational in this region with a
Kosovo · Macedonia goal to secede these three municipalities from the FR Yu-
Montenegro · Romania goslavia and join them to Kosovo upon achieving inde-
Serbia · Sweden pendence. The activities attracted less international me-
Switzerland · Ukraine · United States dia interest than the related events of Kosovo and Mace-
donia.
Varieties of Albanian
Since then, the Albanian Coalition from Preševo Val-
Gheg · Tosk · Arvanitika ley has gained representation in the National Assembly
Arbëresh · Cham of Serbia where it currently holds a seat.
Religion
Islam in Albania
Culture
Albanian Orthodox Church Education in Albanian is provided for primary and sec-
Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church ondary schools. There may be some university-level
Roman Catholicism courses provided in Albanian, in the capital of Serbia,
Protestantism in Albania Belgrade, but students mainly do their university degree
Italo-Albanian Catholic Church in University of Priština in Kosovo, in Macedonia, or in
Albanian Universities.
History
The main religion of Albanians in this region is Islam.
Origins · History
According to the 2002 census, there are 61,647 Albanians Prominent Albanian individu-
in Serbia if the Kosovo Albanians are not counted. Of
those, 59,952 lived in former Central Serbia, mostly in the
als
Preševo Valley, at the far south of Serbia near the bor- • Riza Halimi, a politician, the former mayor of
der with Kosovo.[1] They mainly live in the municipalities Preševo municipality.
of Preševo (Albanian: Preshevë), and Bujanovac (Alban- • Jonuz Musliu, head of the UCPMB political wing.
ian: Bujanoc), as well as in the part of the municipality of • Skender Destani, pediatrician, leader of the
Medveđa (Albanian: Medvegjë). Democratic Union of the Preševo Valley (DUD).
Geography Belgrade
In the municipalities of Preševo and Bujanovac Albanians Belgrade, has a small Albanian community. In the census
form the majority of population (89.1% in Preševo and of 1981, 8,212 Albanians were registered. In 1991 there
54.69% in Bujanovac according to the 2002 census). In the lived only 4,985 Albanians in Belgrade. After the Kosovo
municipality of Medveđa, Albanians are second largest War this number decreased to 1,492.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Albanians in south Serbia
Year 1948 1953 1961 1971 1981 1991 2002
Albanians 1137 3262 8262 6978 8212 4985 1492
Notable Albanians associated with Belgrade include:
Faruk Begolli, Bekim Fehmiu, and Zana Nimani.
References
[1] ^ (in Serbian) Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i
Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost
See also po naseljima. Statistical Office of the Republic of
• Preševo Valley conflict Serbia. 2003. ISBN 86-84443-00-09.
• Central Serbia
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Albanians in Kosovo
Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia
External links
• Albanians in the Republic of Montenegro • Southern Serbia: In Kosovo’s Shadow
• UCPMB, Former guerilla Liberation Army of
Presheva, Medvegja and Bujanoc
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Categories:
• Ethnic groups in Serbia
• Albanian people
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