Dhimitër Tutulani

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Dhimitër Tutulani
Congress of Berat, 1922

Dhimitër Tutulani (19 March 1857 – 1937), also known as Taq Tutulani or Dhimitraq Tutulani, was an Albanian lawyer and politician from city of Berat. He was one of the signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence.[1][2]

Life

Dhimitër Tutulani was born in the Goricë neighbourhood of

Voskopojë
. Tutulani family had settled to Berat and since then had been merchants. Certain old toponyms in Berat, i.e. "Ara e Tutulanëve" (Tutulani's field) or "Çezma e Tutulanit" (Tutulani's drinking fountain) give hints on the economical state and prestige of the family.
After finishing the first studies in his home town, he finished the
University of Athens where he graduated in jurisprudence. During his studies he got in touch with the philosophies of Illuminism and Humanism, which had been the precursors of the freedom movements throughout the Balkans. Tutulani returned home and opened a law firm, working as a lawyer. He married Marie Nova from the Kala
neighborhood of the town. The couple had a son and two daughters.

Tutulani joined the intellectual and patriotic circles in Berat, cooperating with

Jorgji (Dudë) Karbunara, Sulo Resuli, Llambi Goxhomani, Jorgji Manushi, Nyzhet Vrioni
. On 22 December 1908, the patriotic club "Bashkimi" ("The Union"), opened in Berat, being one of the many with the same name among Albanian towns and colonies. The club gathered patriotic elements from various social groups, which performed patriotic activities while being masked as cultural ones. Tutulani would soon become one of the strongest and more eloquent voices inside the club.
In 1911, the Committee of Albanians for Defending the National Rights (
Iliaz Vrioni
, which would culminate with the Albanian Declaration of Independence on 28 November 1912. Tutulani was a signatory, signing as Dh. Tout.

Six years later, in December 1918, he was elected delegate of Berat at the

Congress of Lushnje
which would establish the territorial and political sovereignty of Albania.

Tutulani has left traces in the social and cultural perspective as well. He was a delegate at the

Church of Constantinople, and the Albanian orthodox population from the Greek influence under the moto '"Free church in a free state"' (Albanian: "Kishë e lirë në shtet të lirë"). Tutulani served for 35 years as member of Dhimogjerondia in the Metropolis
of Berat until his death.

He also server in a few public positions. In 1923 he was elected vice prefect, and in January 1925 he became Mayor of Berat. In the first local elections of the town, held in May 1922, he was a member of the Election Commission. In 1930, he was voted as Permanent Council Members from the Municipal Assembly of Berat. He also served in civic administrative organizations.

Tutulani died in his beloved town of Berat, having written a

will
stating that part of his wealth should go to the town, for improving education, infrastructure, and helping those in need.

Dhimiter Tutulani was the father of

Koço Kota's governments of September 1928 - January 1929, and January 1929 - March 1930, and Minister of Justice of Pandeli Evangjeli's government of January 1933 - October 1935.[4]

His grandson and granddaughter
People's Hero" (Albanian: Hero i Popullit).[5]

References

  1. ISBN 99927-1-623-1
  2. ISBN 978-3486543216
  3. ^ "Minoriteti Vllah/Arumun | MINORITETET NË SHQIPËRI". Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  4. ^ Bushi, Ilir (2012-05-12), Kryeministrat shqiptarë gjatë 100 vjetëve të prirur për atentate, pabesi dhe goditje pas shpine [Albanian prime-ministers through 100 years, fond of assassination attempts, infidelity, and backstabbing] (in Albanian), Revista Drini, archived from the original on 2014-02-02, retrieved 2014-02-01
  5. ^ In Memoriam/ Margarita Dhe Kristaq Tutulani (in Albanian), lajme.gen.al, 2010-07-06, retrieved 2014-02-01, Gjyshi i tyre, avokat Dhimitër Tutulani, si delegat i Beratit, ishte një ndër firmëtarët e Aktit të Pavarësisë në Vlorë në 28 Nëntor 1912. Ndërsa i ati, Miltiadh Tutulani, edhe ky jurist, në vitet 1922-1933 ishte deputet i parlamentit shqiptar, ndërsa si ministrër i Drejtësisë dhe Financave, kontribuoi për hartimin e ligjeve të shtetit më të ri në Europë në ato vite deri sa vdiq në 1933..
    ...Të dy u rreshtuan në frontin antifashit në qarkorin e Beratit ku zhvilluan aktivitete për të tërhequr në luftë masat e rinisë dhe grave. Pas kapjes së tyre të papritur në lagjen Mangalem në Berat në 4 korrik, që ka mbetur edhe sot pas 68 vitesh një mister, iu nënshtruan torturave nga më makabret në qelitë e SIM-it fashist italian në Berat, pa u dorëzuar. Ekzekutimi i tyre u urdhërua dhe egzekutua në 6 Korrik 1943.
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