Rexhep Mitrovica (15 January 1888 – 21 May 1967) was a Prime Minister of Albania's government under Nazi Germany.
Rexhep Mitrovica | |
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| 19th Prime Minister of Albania | |
| In office 4 November 1943 – 16 June 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Ekrem Libohova |
| Succeeded by | Fiqri Dine |
| 9th Minister of Education | |
| In office 24 December 1921 – 25 February 1924 | |
| Preceded by | Aleksandër Xhuvani |
| Succeeded by | Fahri Rashiti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1888[1] Mitrovica, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 21 May 1967 (aged 79) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Political party | Balli Kombëtar |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Awards | Order of Freedom (Kosovo)[2] |
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Biography
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Prime minister
editAfter German occupation of Albania, on 6 November 1943, Berlin announced that the regents and the assembly had formed a government headed by Rexhep Mitrovica, an active member of the Balli Kombëtar from Kosovo.[3]
With control over Kosovo and the creation of an Independent State of Albania, Mitrovica exacted revenge on the Serb colonists, killing and expelling thousands of Serbs.[4]
On 18 July 1944 Rexhep Mitrovica resigned due to illness.[5][failed verification]
Exile and death
editHis grandson, Redjep Mitrovitsa is an actor of Comédie-Française.[citation needed]
Sources
edit- Owen Pearson, Albania and King Zog: Independence, republic and monarchy 1908-1939, London, Tauris, 2004, ISBN 1-84511-013-7.
- Owen Pearson, Albania in occupation and war: From fascism to communism, 1940-1945, London, Tauris, 2005, ISBN 1-84511-014-5.
References
edit- ^ Rexhep Mitrovica, burrështetasi që u la nën harresë
- ^ "President Jahjaga Awarded Honours to a Number of Distinguished Personalities".
- ^ Bernd Jürgen Fischer (1999). Albania at war, 1939-1945. Purdue University Press. p. 262. ISBN 9781557531414. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ Cyprian Blamires (2006). World fascism: a historical encyclopedia, Volume 1. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 31. ISBN 9781576079409. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ Seton-Watson, Hugh (1951). The East European Revolution. Retrieved 24 August 2011.