Azem Hajdari Politician

Azem Shpend Hajdari (Albanian: [ˈazɛm hajdaˈɾi], March 11, 1963 – September 12, 1998) was the leader of the student movement in 1990–1991 that led to the fall of communism in Albania. He then became a politician of the Democratic Party of Albania (DP). Together with Sali Berisha, he symbolizes the start of the democratic era in Albania. He was a member of the Albanian parliament and the Chairman of the Defense Parliamentary Commission. He was assassinated in Tirana on September 12, 1998.On October 2, 1998, Hajdari was posthumously awarded Honorary citizenship of Tirana, and in 2007 he was decorated with the Skanderbeg's Order by president Bamir Topi.An monument honoring Hajdari and Besim Çera was placed on the crime scene where both were killed (41°19′38″N 19°49′19″E).

Personal facts

Birth date	March 11, 1963
Birth place	Albania , Tropojë , Bajram Curri (town)
Religion	Islam
Date of death	September 12, 1998
Place of death	Albania , Tirana
Education	University of Tirana
Profession	Philosophy

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Office holder

deputy	Parliament of Albania
office	Chairman of the Defense Parliamentary Commission Member of Albanian parliament
party	Democratic Party of Albania
prime minister	Aleksandër Meksi
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