Aristidh Ruçi | |
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Born | (1875-03-11)11 March 1875 Sheper, Vilayet of Yannina, Ottoman Empire (modern day Albania) |
Died | 11 April 1950(1950-04-11) (aged 75) Vlorë, Albania |
Nationality | Albanian |
Other names | Aristidh Rruci |
Known for | Albanian Declaration of Independence Vlora War |
Family | Ruçi |
Aristidh Ruçi (11 March 1875 – 11 April 1950) was one of the signatories of Albanian Declaration of Independence in 1912. He campaigned for the spread of education in Southern Albania and was a founder of the nationalist Labëria Club.
He was born in Sheper, Zagori region near Gjirokastër, . Ruci was an active participant in the Battle of Vlora.
Late in life, Ruci served as the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Vlorë and member of the newly created Board of the Bank of Albania.
On December 28, 2009, Ruci and several other notable people from Vlorë were honoured at a ceremony at the Petro Marko theatre by the district of Vlorë.
Aristidh Ruci died in 1950 in Vlorë in a communist prison. There was neither an obituary nor a funeral service in his honor.
References
- "Libri i Dashurise per Vloren" [The Book of Love for Vlora] (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- "The Declaration of Albanian Independence". Texts and Documents of Albanian History. Robert Elsie. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- "Vlerësimi për figurat e Qarkut të Vlorës" (PDF). 55. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ".. sons of the province of Zagorisë..." - George S. Telo: Zagoriti mendjendritur the ungrudging Ilia Sheperi Dilo
- Muin Çami Memories and popular songs for the Liberating War of 1918-1920 (in Albanian: Kujtime dhe këngë popullore për luftën çlirimtare të viteve 1918-1920 Published "8 Nentori" 1970 page 165
- History of the Chamber of Commerce of Vlorë (in Albanian) retrieved in 2/3/2010 "Dhoma e Tregtise dhe Industrise e Qarkut Vlore". Archived from the original on 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- "Nderohen 15 personalitete të shquara" [Honored 15 distinguished personalities]. Panorama (in Albanian). December 29, 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- "Libri i Dashurise per Vloren" [The Book of Love for Vlora] (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
Sources
"History of Albanian People" Albanian Academy of Science.ISBN 99927-1-623-1
Categories:- 19th-century Albanian politicians
- 20th-century Albanian politicians
- 1950 deaths
- 1875 births
- People from Libohovë
- Signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
- Albanian people from the Ottoman Empire
- Eastern Orthodox Christians from Albania
- People from Janina vilayet
- People from Vlorë
- Albanian people who died in prison custody
- Prisoners who died in Albanian detention
- All-Albanian Congress delegates