{"id":1176,"date":"2021-01-21T00:47:54","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T00:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofrefugees-ks.org\/?p=1176"},"modified":"2021-08-19T09:46:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T09:46:38","slug":"redzo-kojic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofrefugees-ks.org\/redzo-kojic\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Redzo Kojic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bjeshka Guri (interviewer)<\/p>\n

Redzo Kojic (interviewee)<\/p>\n

Acronyms: BG=Bjeshka Guri, RK= Redzo Kojic<\/p>\n

BG:Can you introduce yourself first?<\/p>\n

BK:Yes, I am Redzo Kojlic, I am from Peja.<\/p>\n

BG:Which were the first memories of the war?<\/p>\n

BK:Honestly, the first memories were at the moment when we left the house, if I am not wrong it was July or August, I do not know exactly. We saw that Kapeshnica was burnt, I know that my aunt has put us all children into the car and we moved. It was the first day of Kurban Bajram and we moved, we went to the direction of Montenegro, and when we arrived at one point above Peja, namely in Kulla, I saw Peja entirely in fire and with lot of fighting\u2019s\u2019. Later on, other memories related to the period of war was also the return, when we returned.<\/p>\n

BG:Where did you go during the war?<\/p>\n

BK:We were in Plava, first we settled there, after that we moved from Peja we settled in Rozhaj\u00eb, at one of our relatives, then we moved to Plava, it was very difficult situation for us because we left my father ill in Peja, and fortunately he survived later on, even that it was an extraordinary situation for us, later I recall the memories on our return to Kosovo and arrival of NATO.<\/p>\n

BG:How long did you stay in Plava, do you remember the atmosphere or something?<\/p>\n

BK:If I am not mistaken, we stayed in Plava for approximately 3 months, because in Peja the war started later, it was more in the villages in Loxh\u00eb, Rugov\u00eb, various villages of the Baran Valley and this way in Vitomirica, it was an extraordinary feeling for us because we left the property, we have left everything that we had and we moved only to save our lives. At the same time my father remained there, and fortunately he survived.<\/p>\n

Later, I can recall only the memories of the post-war period when we returned on ourselves, after that we returned and the arrival of NATO troops, as I said earlier.<\/p>\n

BG:How did you return from Plava?<\/p>\n

BK:We returned at the moment when we found out that Serbs were withdrawing, and even when we returned, we returned together with a cousin of my mother. That is how we were in one car, I remember very well it was a tall Mercedes, and we set in around 10 people, so it was spacious, and when we went back I know that we found everything destroyed, burnt, we saw smoke, it was extraordinary, but afterwards we settled in the house, luckily our neighborhood got saved, we did not have much material damages comparing to other neighborhoods.<\/p>\n

Then we have heard stories that my father told to us, namely about those war activities that took place in that part of Peja, and all maltreatment that had occurred, that has happened to them.<\/p>\n

Then, I only remember the deployment of NATO troops, i.e. I remember helicopters which were flying down and carrying tanks, their kept cars, which means it was very interesting, a bit later, also, we still had military groups that were moving and that did not withdraw, then, there was a short time for 3-4 months until a complete stabilization had been made, I had regular raids at home when they came, looking for the weapons, asking for money.<\/p>\n

Now we have not had anything special, we as a family have left to Plava with 100 and something Marks, and we have also returned poor and suffered, and many other things.<\/p>\n

But nevertheless we survived well, we survived well from the war, we did not have any victims that is the most important thing, this is the entire story that I personally remember.<\/p>\n

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BG:Can you notice effects of the war, on you, personally?<\/p>\n

BK:Now, I was very young during the war time.<\/p>\n

Effects obviously exist, and if we do not personally experience them, the circumstances in which we live they create them within us. Now effects are which they are, meaning, now, like most of the people we have higher awareness, because of the victims that had occurred during the war and losses that we had, therefore, personally or somebody higher.<\/p>\n

However, I consider that justice has given an answer so far, for all damages that we have as a country, all of these, I hope that I will give even more in the future.<\/p>\n

BG:Do you have anything else to add?<\/p>\n

BK:No, that is all.<\/p>\n

BG:Thank you very much.<\/p>\n

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