persecution, and torture. The indictment charges the suspects with approximately 100 murders of Kosovo Albanians, Serbs, Roma, and political opponents. On 5 November 2020, Thaçi announced his resignation to reporters “to protect the integrity of the presidency of Kosovo”. He was replaced by the Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani. Countries visited List of state visits made by Hashim Thaçi as president. Honors and awards : On 20 June 2008 received a copy of the key of the city of Tirana on the occasion of his state visit to Albania. Also on 20 June, Thaçi was awarded the Honorary Citizen of the city of Vlorë, for his "historic role in making Kosovo an independent state". In January 2015 Hashim Thaçi was awarded the Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Tirana, for his contribution in peace-building in Western Balkans, promoting the process of European integrations and achieving the historic Brussels Agreement with Serbia. On 4 October 2016 he was awarded Honorary Citizenship of Shkodër, in a ceremony led by the Mayor of this northern Albanian city. : On 1 July 2012, Thaçi received a Doctor Honoris Causa degree as a Doctor of International Relations from the Geneva School of Diplomacy in a ceremony held in that city. Previous recipients of this award include Martin Gray, a Holocaust survivor and writer; Adolf Ogi, the former president of Switzerland; and José Ramos-Horta, President of East Timor and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. : In 2014, Albanian and Serbian Caucuses of US Congress nominated President Thaçi and Serbian FM Ivica Dačić for the Nobel Peace Prize, for their role in achieving the Serbia-Kosovo peace deal. : On 4 April 2015, on Ulcinj Day, Thaçi received the title of Honorary Citizen of Ulcinj by the town's municipal government. Notes References Sources Further reading External links Prime Minister of Kosovo Official Website PDK Partia Demokratike e Kosovës (in Albanian) Kryetari Thaçi: Populli i Kosovës dhe UÇK-ja ishin një A Thaçi interview by "Kosova Sot" daily (in Albanian) BBC News Profile Thaçi comments on the future of Kosovo at United States Institute of Peace |- |- |- |- 1968 births Democratic Party of Kosovo politicians Deputy Prime Ministers of Kosovo Foreign ministers of Kosovo Government ministers of Kosovo Kosovo Albanians Kosovan soldiers Kosovo Liberation Army soldiers Living people Military personnel from Skenderaj Presidents of Kosovo Prime ministers of Kosovo University of Pristina alumni University