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Major General Petrit Dume
Born	(1920-05-20)20 May 1920 Starje, Principality of Albania
Died	5 December 1975(1975-12-05) (aged 55)
Service / branch	LANÇ Albanian People's Army
Years of service	1942-75
Rank	Major General
Battles / wars	Second World War
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Petrit Dume (20 May 1920 – 5 December 1975) was an Albanian general and politician of the Albanian Party of Labour (PPSh).

Life

Dume was born in 1920 in Starje, a village in Kolonjë District. During the Second World War (1942–44) he participated as a partisan of the communist and anti-fascist National Liberation Movement. He was the last commander of the partisan battalion "Hakmarrja" (Revenge).

After the founding of the People's Republic of Albania on 11 January 1946, he joined the Albanian People's Army and increased his influence over time as commander of a brigade and then as division commander.

Between 1948 and 1974, he served as representative of Ersekë in the National Assembly. At the same time he was a member of the Central Committee of the Party.

Dume, who graduated from the General Staff Academy named after "Marshal Kliment Voroshilov" in Moscow, was finally appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces in 1953. Between 1957 and 1974, he was Major General and Deputy Minister of Defence. In this role, he participated in December 1973 as head of a military delegation on a visit to the People's Liberation Army.

At the 4th Congress of the PPSh in February 1961, he became candidate-member of the Politburo of the Party of Labour of Albania, and member of the Central Committee of Party. He carried on these duties until July 1974.

Petrit Dume was among the 154 persons to whom the title "Hero of the People" (Alb: Hero i Popullit) was awarded.

Trial and execution

In July 1974, he was pinpointed as associate of Defense Minister Beqir Balluku for inciting revisionist ideas and put on trial in a military court for an alleged attempt of coup d'etat, consequently accused of treason.

He was condemned to death soon after and executed, together with Balluku and the head of the General Political Bureau of the Armed Forces, Hito Çako. He was immediately succeeded as Chief of General Staff by Sami Metollari, but in 1975 Veli Llakaj took over.

On 18 July 2000, after the collapse of communism in Albania, at the request of his family, his body was exhumed from a secret grave in Horë-Vranisht in Vlorë District, together with those of the other generals that shared his fate.

Legacy

The football club Partizani Tirana carries the nickname "Futboll Club Gjeneral Petrit Dume" in his honor.

References

1. - Republika e Shqipërisë KUVEND. Tiranë 2005
2. List Of The Member Of Leading Albanian Party Archived 2014-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
3. 154 personat qe kane marre titullin "Hero i Popullit" (Zëri YT!, 18. März 2006) Archived 2011-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
4. "General Veli Llakaj zu Kosova- Enver Hoxha und Mehmet Sehu". Kosova-aktuell. 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
5. Anita Niegelhell, Gabriele Ponisch: Wir sind immer im Feuer: Berichte ehemaliger politischer Gefangener im kommunistischen Albanien, S. 63, 2001, ISBN 3205992903
6. DER SCHWERE WIRTSCHAFTLICHE DRUCK DER CHINESEN HAT BEGONNEN, DOCH WIR WERDEN UNS NIEMALS BEUGEN (17. Juni 1975)
7. Homepage of Partizani Tiranë Archived 2008-12-21 at the Wayback Machine

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Men	Asim Aliko Manush Alimani Shyqyri Alimerko Llambro Andoni Ramiz Aranitasi Vangjel Argjiri Muzafer Asqeri Fuat Babani Koçi Bako Beqir Balluku* Memo Bejko Sadik Bekteshi* Xheladin Beqiri Fato Berberi Bardhok Biba Isa Boletini Hyqmet Buzi Hajredin Bylishi Riza Cerova Bajram Curri Skënder Çaçi Hito Çako* Hysen Çino Reshit Çollaku Ilia Kici (Dashi) Ndoc Deda Veli Dedi Rexh Delia Ali Demi Gjok Doçi Petrit Dume* Emin Duraku Mihal Duri Hajdar Dushi Abdyl Elmazi Abdyl Frashëri Musa Fratari Hasan Gërxhaliu Meleq Gosnishti Mihal Grameno Luigj Gurakuqi Jaho Gjoliku Ded Gjo Luli Naim Gjylbegu Met Hasa Ahmet Haxhia Dervish Hekali Enver Hoxha* Vehbi Hoxha Shyqyri Ishmi Fran Ivanaj Tuk Jakova Mustafa Kaçaçi Xhemal Kada Branko Kadia Dino Kalenja Zija Kambo Hysni Kapo* Kajo Karafili Ali Kelmendi Myslym Keta Zaho Koka Tom Kola Teki Kolaneci Rexhep Kolli Sado Kosheno Spiro Kote Vojo Kushi Vasil Laçi Zigur Lelo Hydajet Lezha Mbrik Lokja Nuri Luçi Haxhi Lleshi* Misto Mame Dile Marku Xhoxhi Martini Theodhori Mastora Mustafa Matohiti Ndoc Mazi Kanan Maze Ram Metaliaj Memo Meto Pal Mëlyshi Fejzi Micoli Jordan Misja Kastriot Muço Maliq Muço Sali Murati (Vranishti) Selam Musai Kozma Naska Nik Ndreka Kozma Nushi Estref Osoja Llazo Palluqi Rahman Parllaku* Shefqet Peçi Myslim Peza Hekuran Pobrati Muhamet Prodani Ismail Kemal Fahri Ramadani Perlat Rexhepi Ndreko Rino Avni Rustemi Nazmi Rushiti Mumin Selami Çelo Sinani Mic Sokoli Qemal Stafa Sadik Stavaleci Jorgo Sulioti Vasil Shanto Abaz Shehu Mehmet Shehu* Myslym Shyri Hajdar Tafa Lefter Talo Bajo Topulli Çerçiz Topulli Bajram Tusha Mujo Ulqinaku Ramiz Varvarica Themi Vaso Zylyftar Veleshnja Asim Vokshi Sulejman Vokshi Mitro Xhani Mustafa Xhani (Baba Faja) Alim Xhelo (Tërbaçi) Ajet Xhindolli Asim Zeneli
Women	Ylbere Bylybashi Shkurte Cara (Skuraj) Zonja Çurre Qeriba Derri Inajete Dumi Laze Ferraj Shote Galica Liri Gero Shenjaze Juka Persefoni Kokëdhima Emine Metaj Bule Naipi Hibe Palikuqi Mine Peza Nimete Progonati Çybra Sokoli Marte Tarazhi Prenda Tarazhi Margarita Tutulani

• Party of Labour of Albania politicians
• Members of the Parliament of Albania
• Candidate members of the Politburo of the Party of Labour of Albania
• 1975 deaths
• People from Kolonjë
• Albanian communists
• Communism in Albania
• 1920 births
• Albanian resistance members
• Albanian anti-fascists
• Executed politicians
• Executed Albanian people
• People executed by Albania by firing squad
• 20th-century Albanian military personnel
• Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union alumni