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Lef Nosi

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Lef Nosi
Minister of Post-Telegraphs
In office
4 December 1912 – 21 February 1914
Minister of Economy and Social Relations
In office
1918–1919
Member of the High Regency Council of theAlbanian Kingdom (1943–44)
In office
16 October 1943 – 28 November 1944
Personal details
Born
Elefter Nosi

(1877-04-09)9 April 1877
Elbasan,Manastir Eyalet,Ottoman Empire(modern dayAlbania)
Died20 February 1946(1946-02-20)(aged 68)
Tirana,People's Republic of Albania
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Political partyBalli Kombëtar
RelationsPolikseni Nosi (sister), Vasil Nosi (nephew),Sokrat Dodbiba,(nephew), Jani Dodbiba (nephew)
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Lef Nosi(bornElefter Nosi;9 April 1877 – 20 February 1946) was anAlbanianpublisher, archivist, philologist, folklorist, ethnographer, numismatist, archaeologist and politician. On 28 November 1912, he was as one of the signatories of theDeclaration of Independence,representing Elbasan. During theSecond World War,Nosi was a leading member ofBalli Kombëtarand was chosen as a member of the Albanian High Council.

Biography

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Early life

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Lef Nosi was born on 9 April 1877,[1]and was a committee member of the Albanian club in Elbasan.[2]During theAlbanian revolt of 1912Nosi was one of two delegates representing Elbasan sent toKosovothat partook in negotiations between Albanian rebels and the Ottoman state regarding Albanian sociopolitical and cultural interests.[3]

Arrest and death

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Lef Nosi was brought to trial in February 1946, led by general judgeIrakli Bozo[4]and prosecuted byMisto Treska.[4][5]Along withAnton Harapiand former prime ministerMaliq bey Bushati,Nosi was condemned to death bycommunist Albania.[5]

References

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  • "History of Albanian People" Albanian Academy of Science.ISBN99927-1-623-1
  1. ^Elsie, Robert (19 March 2010).Historical Dictionary of Albania.Scarecrow Press. p. 334.ISBN978-0-8108-7380-3.
  2. ^Skendi 1967,p. 380.
  3. ^Skendi, Stavro (1967).The Albanian national awakening.Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 434.ISBN9781400847761.
  4. ^ab"Persekutimi dhe ekzekutimi i Lef Nosit nga diktatura komuniste"[The persecution and execution of Lef Noso by communist dictatorship].Observatori(in Albanian). 24 January 2017.Retrieved19 May2018.
  5. ^abOwen Pearson (15 April 2007).Albania in the Twentieth Century, A History: Volume III: Albania as Dictatorship and Democracy, 1945-99.I.B.Tauris. p. 13.ISBN978-1-84511-105-2.Retrieved26 December2012.