Agim Ramadani

Agim Ramadani
Monument of Agim Ramadani
Born	3 May 1963 Zhegra, Gjilan, SFRJ
Died	11 April 1999 Košare, FRY
Rank	Commander
Unit	Brigade 138 "Agim Ramadani"
Commands held	Kosovo Liberation Army
Battles/wars	Kosovo war Battle of Košare
Awards	Hero of Kosovo

Agim Ramadani (3 May 1964 – 11 April 1999) was an Albanian leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), best known for his support in the Battle of Košare.

Agim Ramadani was born in the village of Zhegra in the municipality of Gjilan in Kosovo. He was considered one of the best students in his country, and visited the high technical school in Gjilan in 1980, and the Military Academy for communications in the Zagreb, SR Croatia. Poetry and painting were his passions during his high school. His poetry was published in literary magazines, whereas painting exhibitions were organized in Croatia, where he worked as a military, and in Switzerland, where lived as a political immigrant after the beginning of the war. In 1998 Ramadani accepted honorary membership at the European Academy of Arts.

Although he was an immigrant in Switzerland, in 1998 Agim Ramadani responded to the call of his homeland, Kosovo, and joined the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), leaving three children and wife in Switzerland.

Very similar to Agim Ramadani's spirit.

He was during the Kosovo War a top strategist and leader. Ramadani was known by the name-conspiratorial "Katana". General of Albanian Army, Kudusi Lama has rated Ramadani as the best officer for radiobug. According to Lama, he had knowledge for all the movements of Serbian troops in the territory of Kosare. This allowed his brigade to take sudden attacks, causing big losses for Yugoslavian troops. The Department of Brigade "138" had two special units: The "Cobra" Special Unit that was tasked with observing enemy movements and "Delta" special unit which was involved in most difficulty missions. Ramadani was an amazing strategist, leader, brother, father husband and if he had lived he would have led Kosovo in the role of President for life, such was the regard for him.

Rrustem Berisha brigade commander, lead the 138 Brigade, until the end of the war and beyond. Like him all members of the brigade probably owe his life and their freedom to Agim Ramadani and the man was lost too soon. But in his death the brigade 138 went on to liberate Koshare and end the war Ramadani's Brigade is held as one of the most heroic and admired set of people within all of Kosovo.