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(Redirected from Riza Sapindžija) Kosovar communist politician and economist
Riza Sapunxhiu
3rd Member of the Presidency of Yugoslavia for SAP Kosovo
In office
15 May 1989 – 21 March 1991
Preceded bySinan Hasani
Succeeded bySejdo Bajramović
6th President of the Executive Council of SAP Kosovo
In office
May 1980 – May 1982
Preceded byBahri Oruçi
Succeeded byYmer Pula
Personal details
Born(1925-03-15)15 March 1925
Peć, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died6 September 2008(2008-09-06) (aged 83)
Peja, Kosovo
NationalityYugoslav of Albanian ethnicity
Political partyLeague of Communists of Kosovo

Riza Sapunxhiu (15 March 1925 – 6 September 2008) was a Kosovar communist politician and economist. He served as deputy prime minister and prime minister of SAP Kosovo prior to becoming its representative in the Yugoslav Presidency.

Born in Peć, Sapunxhiu was an ethnic Albanian. From 1980 to 1982, he served as prime minister of Kosovo. In 1981, he headed the Kosovar delegation in a historical visit to Albania. This visit paved the way for closer relations between Albania and the Albanian community in Kosovo and the rest of Yugoslavia.

As a successful economist, in 1982, Sapunxhiu became an official at the World Bank.

When the Yugoslav crisis began, he supported the territorial integrity of Yugoslavia but did not effectually vote, though he was registered as voting pro. Nevertheless, the state of emergency was not declared due to opposition by other members of the presidency.

References

  1. Elsie, Robert (2010). Historical Dictionary of Kosovo. Scarecrow Press. p. 299. ISBN 9780810874831.
  2. "A New Right In Albanian-Kosovar Relations". osa,ceu.hu.
  3. Mertus, Julie (1999). Kosovo: How Myths and Truths Started a War. University of California Press. p. 55. ISBN 9780520218659.
Preceded bySinan Hasani Kosovar member of the Yugoslav Presidency
15 May 1989 – 20 March 1991 		Succeeded bySejdo Bajramović
Preceded byBahri Oruçi Prime Minister of Kosovo
1980–1982 		Succeeded byImer Pula
Members of the Presidency of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1989–1991)
President of the Executive Council of SAP Kosovo
Chairman of the Executive Council
of the People's Committee
Chairmen of the Executive Council
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