Shefqet Vërlaci

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Shefqet Vërlaci
Ahmet Zogu
Succeeded byIlias Vrioni
In office
12 April 1939 – 4 December 1941
MonarchZog I
Preceded byKostaq Kotta
Succeeded byMustafa Merlika-Kruja
Personal details
Born(1877-12-15)15 December 1877
Prime Minister
Signature

Shefqet

Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (modern day Albania)– 21 July 1946, Zürich, Switzerland), also known as Shevket Verlaci, was an Albanian politician and wealthy landowner.[2]

Biography

Shefqet Vërlaci was born on 15 December 1877 in Elbasan, Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire, now modern day central Albania, into an Albanian family. In 1922, Vërlaci was the biggest landowner in Albania. He was the leader of the Progressive Party, the biggest conservative party in Albania, which firmly opposed any agrarian reform reducing the landowners' property. The Progressive Party included some North Albanian clan chiefs and prominent Muslim landowners as its members.[3]

He was elected a deputy for the first time in the elections of April 5, 1921.

Ahmed Zogu became engaged to Vërlaci's daughter, winning his support and the position of Prime Minister.[5]

In early 1924, Zogu was forced to cede his position of Prime Minister to Vërlaci,[

Fan Noli's regime that followed, a special tribunal created by the government condemned Vërlaci to death in absentia along with the confiscation of all his property.[why?
]

After being crowned King of Albania in 1928, Zogu broke his engagement with Vërlaci's daughter and instead married

Apponyi family. This resulted in a very conflicted relationship between Zog and Vërlaci in the following years.[7][8]

On 12 April 1939, after the

Victor Emmanuel III accepted the Albanian crown), Vërlaci was the acting head of state. Vërlaci was also named by King Victor Emmanuel III senator of the kingdom of Italy.[10][11]

Vërlaci remained at the head of the government until 4 December (other sources cite 10 November or 3 December), 1941.

He died in 1946 in Zürich, Switzerland, and is buried in the Protestant Cemetery in Rome.

See also

Notes

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References

  1. ISBN 9780810873803
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  2. ISBN 978-0-8108-6188-6
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  3. ISBN 978-1-317-90017-7
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  4. ^ "Njihuni me njeriun më të pasur në Shqipëri që u bë kryeministër, por vdiq si 'armik i popullit' në Zvicër". Shekulli (in Albanian). September 25, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  5. ISBN 978-1-4438-5521-1
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  6. ^ "Qeveria e Shefqet Vërlacit (3 mars – 27 maj 1924) – ShtetiWeb". shtetiweb.org. August 24, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  7. ISBN 978-0-9776662-2-5
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  8. ^ "Dokumenti, si e prishi Zogu fejesën me Behije Vërlacin". www.panorama.com.al (in Albanian). Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  9. ISBN 978-1-55753-141-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  10. ISBN 978-1-62872-394-6
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  11. ISBN 978-86-7179-082-6
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Political offices
Preceded by
Ahmet Zogu
 Prime Minister of Albania
5 March 1924 – 2 June 1924 		Succeeded by
Iliaz Vrioni
Preceded by
Koço Kota
 Prime Minister of Albania
12 April 1939 – 4 December 1941 		Succeeded by
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