Ali Demi
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| Allegiance | LANÇ |
| Service/ | Çermenika Battalion |
| Years of service | 1943 |
| Rank | Commissar |
Ali Demi (18 January 1918 – 29 December 1943) was an
Biography
He was born in Filiates, Greece (Çamëria), to a Cham Albanian family. Later Ali Demi studied at the Lyceum, in Tirana, Albania and in 1939 he participated in antifascist demonstrations. He was also one of the founders of the Communist party of Albania. He was sentenced to death by Italian forces but managed to escape and joined partisan forces. In 1943 he was killed in a battle fighting against
Aftermath
In May 1944, the
IV "Ali Demi" battalion of 15th regiment.[6]
Ali Demi Street and Ali Demi (neighborhood) in Tirana, are named after him. There is a statue of Ali Demi in Tirana stating on it “ ALI DEMI HERO I POPULLIT” - in English “ Ali Demi hero of the people”.
References
- ^ Balkan Newspaper Archived April 30, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ article of Tirana Observer newspaper[permanent dead link]
- ^ [1] A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History By Robert Elsie, pages 101-2.
- ^ Zane, Hyqmet. "Ali Demi, i vetmi Hero i Popullit i Çamërisë". sot.com.al. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ Rama, Luan. "Ali Demi, muajt e fundit të jetës së një heroi (FOTO)". www.gazeta-shqip.com. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ISBN 3-447-05544-8
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