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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 ...
Following the 1991 population census, in which LDK President Rugova also called for boycott, resulting in only 9,091 Albanians recorded which composed around 2.53% of the Kosovar population, the LDK called the Albanian people to leave and boycott all state institutions until the solution of the Albanian national question.
The building of the music school in Prizren. Prior to any developments of classical music in Kosovo there were amateur activities preceding them that set the environment for later developments, such as the activities of the wind orchestra "Bashkimi" in Skopje, the wind orchestra of Gjakova led by Palok Kurti, the boarding school "Kosova" in Krumë, the fanfare band "Kosova" in Kukës and the ...
Arta Dobroshi (b. 2 October 1980 in Pristina) [61] is a Kosovar actress, often cited for her striking presence and ability to breathe authentic life into the roles she plays. [62] She is the first Kosovar actress in history to walk the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival , [ 63 ] the Berlin Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival [ 64 ...
[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 ...
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 ...