Arben Xhaferi

Arbën Xhaferi ( Macedonian Арбен Џафери; born January 24, 1948 in Tetovo; † August 15, 2012 in Skopje ) was a Macedonian politician who until his death for 18 years Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, between 1997 and 2007 Chairman of the Albanian democratic Party.

Life

Xhaferi, who holds a degree in Philosophy, was originally worked as a journalist and worked for the radio and television stations in Kosovo, where he was editor in chief of the cultural program in Pristina until 1990. In 1994 he was first elected as a candidate of the Party for Democratic upswing ( partia për Prosperitet Demokratik PDP) for the Members of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia and occupied this position until his death.

After Chairman of the PDP, he was between 1995 and 1997, he was in June 1997, the founders of the result of a merger of the PDP and the Democratic People's Party ( Partia Popullore Demokratike, PPD) emerged partia Demokratike Shqiptare and was elected its first Vorsitzendern. In this position he was after the riots between the Macedonian majority and the Albanian minority one of the signatories of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, which was concluded on 13 August 2001 between the two largest Slavic and the two major Albanian parties in Macedonia and an adequate representation of the Albanian intended to ensure minority in politics and administration. At the signing of the agreement he made ​​his speech in the Albanian language, in order to underline the agreed by the Convention rights.

In June 2007 Xhaferi resigned because of a diagnosed him with Parkinson 's disease from his post as chairman of the PDSh and handed over this office to the former deputy party chairman Menduh Thaci. In early August 2012, he suffered a stroke and died one week later on its consequences.