{"id":179061,"date":"2026-01-04T14:46:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T13:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/president-ksgov.net\/?p=179061"},"modified":"2026-01-06T08:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T07:22:34","slug":"president-osmani-colonel-zemaj-was-a-professional-officer-an-extraordinary-patriot-a-freedom-fighter-and-a-close-associate-of-the-historic-president-dr-ibrahim-rugova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/president-ksgov.net\/en\/president-osmani-colonel-zemaj-was-a-professional-officer-an-extraordinary-patriot-a-freedom-fighter-and-a-close-associate-of-the-historic-president-dr-ibrahim-rugova\/","title":{"rendered":"President Osmani: Colonel Zemaj was a professional officer, an extraordinary patriot, a freedom fighter and a close associate of the historic President Dr. Ibrahim Rugova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks 23 years since the assassination of the KLA soldier, Colonel Tahir Zemaj, along with his family members, son Enis and cousin Hasan.<\/p>\n<p>Colonel Zemaj was a professional officer, an extraordinary patriot, a freedom fighter and a close associate of the historic President Dr. Ibrahim Rugova.<\/p>\n<p>His murder remains an open wound and a painful reminder that justice for some crimes still awaits.<\/p>\n<p>The memory of Colonel Zemaj and his family members is a moral and institutional obligation to the truth, to justice, and to the Kosovo that they dreamed of and fought for.<\/p>\n<p>Glory to the life and work of Colonel Tahir Zemaj, Enis and Hasan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks 23 years since the assassination of the KLA soldier, Colonel Tahir Zemaj, along with his family members, son Enis and cousin Hasan. Colonel Zemaj was a professional officer, an extraordinary patriot, a freedom fighter and a close associate of the historic President Dr. Ibrahim Rugova. His murder remains an open wound and a painful reminder that justice for some crimes still awaits. The memory of Colonel Zemaj and his family members is a moral and institutional obligation to the truth, to justice, and to the Kosovo that they dreamed of and fought for. Glory to the life and work of Colonel Tahir Zemaj, Enis and Hasan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":179047,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-179061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>President Osmani: Colonel Zemaj was a professional officer, an extraordinary patriot, a freedom fighter and a close associate of the historic President Dr. Ibrahim Rugova - President of the Republic of Kosovo - DR. 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