Bedri bej Ipeku
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Bedri bej Ipeku (1885-1946) was an Albanian
politician of the 19th and 20th century.
Pejani was born in the city of Pejë
October 10, 1885 and, only 27, took part and was a signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
. Elected at the first Albanian senate, he represented Kosovo
at the Conference of Versailles
in 1919.
In 1920 he became editor in-chief of Populli, a newspaper based in Shkoder
, and in the 1921-1923 period he was head of the People's Party and member of the Albanian Parliament. He fled Albania and joined Konare in 1924, when Zog of Albania
came to power and was condemned to death in absentia by Zogu's regime, which subsequently amnestied him.
Assisted by the German
emissary of the III Reich, Franz von Schweiger, and along with Xhafer Deva
, Pejani created in 1943 the Second League of Prizren
in order to protect Greater Albania
, which, created in May 1941, was now in danger, because of political vacuum. Pejani was the responsible for the cleansing of 20,000 Serbs in the Peja region in April 1944. Two years later, in 1946, Pejani was captured, imprisoned, and executed by the Yugoslav police.
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
politician of the 19th and 20th century.
Pejani was born in the city of Pejë
Peje
Peje may refer to:* Peje, the nickname of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a Mexican politician *Peje, a chiefdom of Sierra Leone, in the Pujehun District of the Southern Province...
October 10, 1885 and, only 27, took part and was a signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
Albanian Declaration of Independence
The Albanian Declaration of Independence is the declaration of independence of the Albanian Vilayet from the Ottoman Empire. Albania was proclaimed independent in Vlorë on November 28, 1912.-Background:...
. Elected at the first Albanian senate, he represented Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
at the Conference of Versailles
Paris Peace Conference, 1919
The Paris Peace Conference was the meeting of the Allied victors following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers following the armistices of 1918. It took place in Paris in 1919 and involved diplomats from more than 32 countries and nationalities...
in 1919.
In 1920 he became editor in-chief of Populli, a newspaper based in Shkoder
Shkodër
Shkodër , is a city located on Lake of Shkoder in northwestern Albania in the District of Shkodër, of which it is the capital. It is one of the oldest and most historic towns in Albania, as well as an important cultural and economic centre. Shkodër's estimated population is 90,000; if the...
, and in the 1921-1923 period he was head of the People's Party and member of the Albanian Parliament. He fled Albania and joined Konare in 1924, when Zog of Albania
Zog of Albania
Zog I, Skanderbeg III of the Albanians , born Ahmet Muhtar Bey Zogolli, was King of the Albanians from 1928 to 1939. He was previously Prime Minister of Albania and President of Albania .-Background and early political career:...
came to power and was condemned to death in absentia by Zogu's regime, which subsequently amnestied him.
Assisted by the German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
emissary of the III Reich, Franz von Schweiger, and along with Xhafer Deva
Xhafer Deva
Xhafer Ibrahim Deva was a World War II government Minister of Albania during the period between October 1943 and June 1944. was a leading political figure in Axis-occupied Kosovo during World War II-Early life:Xhafer Deva was born in 1904 in Kosovska Mitrovica, in the Kosovo Province of the...
, Pejani created in 1943 the Second League of Prizren
Second League of Prizren
The Second League of Prizren was an organisation founded by leading Albanian officials in Kosovo in 1943 to campaign for the ethnic unification of Albanians in Albania....
in order to protect Greater Albania
Greater Albania
Greater Albania or Ethnic Albania is an irredentist concept of lands outside the borders of the Republic of Albania that are considered part of a greater national homeland by most Albanians, based on the present-day or historical presence of Albanian populations in those areas...
, which, created in May 1941, was now in danger, because of political vacuum. Pejani was the responsible for the cleansing of 20,000 Serbs in the Peja region in April 1944. Two years later, in 1946, Pejani was captured, imprisoned, and executed by the Yugoslav police.