Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo
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The Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo was an Albanian
organization illegally founded in Shkoder
at the beginning of November 1918. It was mainly consisted of the political exiles from Kosovo
and was led by Hoxha Kadriu from Priština
. It existed in looser form since May 1915. Its members were Hasan Pristina and Bajram Curri
.
The main objectives of the committee were to:
The committee organizationally and financially supported the kachaks
in Kosovo
and Skopje
.
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
organization illegally founded in Shkoder
Shkodër
Shkodër , is a city located on Lake of Shkoder in northwestern Albania in the District of Shkodër, of which it is the capital. It is one of the oldest and most historic towns in Albania, as well as an important cultural and economic centre. Shkodër's estimated population is 90,000; if the...
at the beginning of November 1918. It was mainly consisted of the political exiles from Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
and was led by Hoxha Kadriu from Priština
Pristina
Pristina, also spelled Prishtina and Priština is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous municipality and district....
. It existed in looser form since May 1915. Its members were Hasan Pristina and Bajram Curri
Bajram Curri
Bajram Curri was an ethnic Albanian politician and activist within the Vilayet of Kosovo, Ottoman Empire. He is awarded the title Hero of Albania....
.
The main objectives of the committee were to:
- campaign against the borders of the Principality of AlbaniaPrincipality of AlbaniaThe Principality of Albania refers to the short-lived monarchy in Albania, headed by William, Prince of Albania and to the state after the First World War, until the abolition of the monarchy in 1925, when Albania was declared a republic.-Principality:The Principality was established on February...
, established on the basis of London Treaty 1913 - liberate Kosovo
- unite all Albanian inhabited lands
The committee organizationally and financially supported the kachaks
Kachak
A Kachak is an originally Turkish term for rebel or bandit. In Albania the term is used to define guerrilla units established by Albanian revolutionaries who fought in Albanian inhabited areas against foreign rule during the period of the Albanian National Awakening and the early 20th century in...
in Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
and Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
.