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Hélio Gracie (October 1, 1913 – January 29, 2009) was a Brazilian martial artist who together with his brothers Oswaldo, Gastao Jr, George and Carlos Gracie founded and developed the self-defense martial art system of Gracie jiu-jitsu, also known as Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ).
Isa Boletini - nationalist guerrilla fighter [2] Asim Vokshi - volunteer in Spanish Civil War [3] Sulejman Vokshi - military leader and commander of the League of Prizren [3] Haxhi Zeka - nationalist leader [3] Bislim Bajgora - nationalist leader; Shote Galica - nationalist guerrilla fighter who was declared as the People's Heroine of Albania [3]
The fight between Japanese judoka Masahiko Kimura and Brazilian jiu-jitsu founder Hélio Gracie was held at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on October 23, 1951. It was held as a special challenge, with no titles on the line: Gracie was the self-proclaimed national jiu-jitsu champion, [1] seen as a regular judo 6th dan by Kimura, [2] while Kimura himself was coming from a career in ...
The three core organizations that constituted the LPK were the Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Albanians in Yugoslavia (Albanian: Partia Komuniste Marksiste-Leniniste e Shqiptarëve në Jugosllavi - PKMLSHJ), the National Liberation Movement of Kosovo and Other Albanian Regions (Albanian: Lëvizjes Nacionalçlirimtare të Kosovës dhe Viseve të tjera Shqiptare - LNÇKVSHJ) and the ...
[2] It is awarded by the President of Kosovo , though the nomination might also come from: Chairman of the Assembly , Prime Minister , President of the Supreme Court and the Electoral College , Chief Prosecutor of Kosovo, Minister , Chief of General Staff , General Director of Police , President of the Municipal Assembly , and President of the ...
Logo of the Kosovo Olympic Committee used prior to 2008. The Olympic Committee of Kosovo (OCK; abbreviated KOK in Albanian) was officially established in 1992 [4] and acknowledged as the highest sports institution in Kosovo in 2003 by the Law on Sports (Law No. 2003/24) passed by the Assembly of Kosovo.
The Democratic Party of Kosovo (Albanian: Partia Demokratike e Kosovës; abbr. PDK) is one of the largest political parties in Kosovo.It was originally a social-democratic party coming out of the demilitarised Kosovo Liberation Army after the Kosovo War, with most of the leadership coming from Albanian nationalists and former members of the People's Movement of Kosovo.
Ulpiana. Archaeology of Kosovo as a field of study and research was started in the second half of the 20th century. Kosovo's field of archaeology has developed in tandem with the historical study, studies of ancient authors' sources, classic philological studies, theological data research, topographic studies and ground survey, analysis of toponyms, deciphering of epigraphic and ...