Movement for Integration and Unification

Movement for Integration and Unification, (Albanian: Lëvizja Kombëtare për Integrim dhe Bashkim) was a radical nationalist political party in Kosovo^[a], being a direct successor of National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo, (Albanian: Lëvizja Kombëtare për Çlirimin e Kosovës, LKÇK), a radical left-wing nationalist political movement in Kosovo, coming out as a faction of LPK in the 1990s promoting war against the Yugoslavian authorities and strong Albanian irredentism.

Its leader was Smajl Latifi, followed by Fadil Fazliu after his resignation.[1] On May 2011, MIU joined the Movement for Unification (Albanian: Lëvizja për Bashkim, LB), of Avni Klinaku, another former member of National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo.[2]

See also

• Albanian Nationalism
• Albanians in Kosovo
• Kosovo War
• List of Kosovo Albanians
• List of political parties in Kosovo
• Movement for Unification
• National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo
• People's Movement of Kosovo

Notes

a.

^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

References

1. Lëvizja për Integrim dhe Bashkim mbetet pa kryetar (LIB remains without a leader) (in Albanian), InfoArkiv, August 10, 2010
2. Bashkohen LB dhe LIB (MU and MIU join in one) (in Albanian), albeu.com, 2011-05-23