Hasan Prishtina
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Hasan Prishtina born Hasan Berisha was an Albanian
politician, who served as Prime Minister of Albania
in December 1921.
. Born Hasan Berisha he changed his last name into Prishtina when elected a parliament member of the Turkish National Parliament in Istanbul during the Second Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire
.
After the Ottoman Government did not keep their promises for more rights and independence to the Albania
nation, Hasan Prishtina and several other prominent Albanian intellectuals started organizing the Albanian National Movement. He together with Isa Boletini
and Bajram Curri
took the responsibility to start the Albanian National Movement in Kosovo.
He was elected a Minister in the Albanian government of Ismail Qemali
in 1913.
In 1918, Hasan Prishtina, Kadri Prishtina (Hoxhë Kadriu), Bajram Curri and many others created the Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo
and had their representatives in Rome and Aania.
Hasan Prishtina was in charge of the delegation of the Committee in December 1919 which represented Albanians for the protection of their rights in the Paris Peace Conference
, where he requested the re-unification of Kosovo and Albania.
He was one of the main organizers of the Lushnja Congress in 1920.
Later in 1921 he was elected as the Prime Minister of the Albanian government, but resigned due to disagreements he had with Ahmet Zogu, who was a Minister of Interior at that time. After that he remained just a member of the parliament.
After the establishment of good relations with the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes of 1922 and Ahmet Zogu's government, Hasan Prishtina and many other leaders from Kosovo were persecuted. There are claims that Ahmet Zogu even authorized the Serbian troops to search for him in Albania's territory.
In the end of February 1923, Hasan Prishtina and Bajram Curri organized an uprisal of Albanians in Kosovo, against the Serbian troops installed there. This uprisal was crushed. No assistance was provided by Ahmet Zogu.
After this uprisal, several persecutions of Albanians in Kosovo followed.
Hasan Prishtina is known to have been very rich, and sold almost all his property to finance the education of Albanians from Kosovo in universities around Europe, and for the armed resistance, during all his life.
He was imprisoned by Belgrade
for a period, was released in 1931, and was killed in Thessaloniki
, Greece in 1933.
, Serbian police raided the place and showed machine guns to the participants. Out of 80 participants, 37 were arrested and the rest were beaten for 5 to 15 minutes by 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, who served as Prime Minister of Albania
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
in December 1921.
Biography
He studied politics and law in IstanbulIstanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
. Born Hasan Berisha he changed his last name into Prishtina when elected a parliament member of the Turkish National Parliament in Istanbul during the Second Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire
Second Constitutional Era (Ottoman Empire)
The Second Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire began shortly after Sultan Abdülhamid II restored the constitutional monarchy after the 1908 Young Turk Revolution. The period established many political groups...
.
After the Ottoman Government did not keep their promises for more rights and independence to the Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
nation, Hasan Prishtina and several other prominent Albanian intellectuals started organizing the Albanian National Movement. He together with Isa Boletini
Isa Boletini
Isa Boletini was an Albanian nationalist figure and guerilla fighter, born in the village of Boletin near Mitroviça, Ottoman Empire...
and Bajram Curri
Bajram Curri
Bajram Curri was an ethnic Albanian politician and activist within the Vilayet of Kosovo, Ottoman Empire. He is awarded the title Hero of Albania....
took the responsibility to start the Albanian National Movement in Kosovo.
He was elected a Minister in the Albanian government of Ismail Qemali
Ismail Qemali
Ismail Qemal Bej Vlora or commonly Ismail Qemali and in Turkish İsmail Kemal Bey or İsmail Kemal Vlora , was a distinguished leader of the Albanian national movement, founder of the modern Albanian state and its first head of state and government.-Life:He was born in Avlonya to a noble family...
in 1913.
In 1918, Hasan Prishtina, Kadri Prishtina (Hoxhë Kadriu), Bajram Curri and many others created the Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo
Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo
The Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo was an Albanian organization illegally founded in Shkoder at the beginning of November 1918. It was mainly consisted of the political exiles from Kosovo and was led by Hoxha Kadriu from Priština. It existed in looser form since May 1915...
and had their representatives in Rome and Aania.
Hasan Prishtina was in charge of the delegation of the Committee in December 1919 which represented Albanians for the protection of their rights in the Paris Peace Conference
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...
, where he requested the re-unification of Kosovo and Albania.
He was one of the main organizers of the Lushnja Congress in 1920.
Later in 1921 he was elected as the Prime Minister of the Albanian government, but resigned due to disagreements he had with Ahmet Zogu, who was a Minister of Interior at that time. After that he remained just a member of the parliament.
After the establishment of good relations with the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes of 1922 and Ahmet Zogu's government, Hasan Prishtina and many other leaders from Kosovo were persecuted. There are claims that Ahmet Zogu even authorized the Serbian troops to search for him in Albania's territory.
In the end of February 1923, Hasan Prishtina and Bajram Curri organized an uprisal of Albanians in Kosovo, against the Serbian troops installed there. This uprisal was crushed. No assistance was provided by Ahmet Zogu.
After this uprisal, several persecutions of Albanians in Kosovo followed.
Hasan Prishtina is known to have been very rich, and sold almost all his property to finance the education of Albanians from Kosovo in universities around Europe, and for the armed resistance, during all his life.
He was imprisoned by Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
for a period, was released in 1931, and was killed in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, Greece in 1933.
Legacy
Hasan Prishtina is commemorated in Kosovo and Albania. In 1993, when a meeting commemorating the 60th anniversary of his death was convened in Kosovska MitrovicaKosovska Mitrovica
Kosovska Mitrovica , is a city and municipality in northern Kosovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous district....
, Serbian police raided the place and showed machine guns to the participants. Out of 80 participants, 37 were arrested and the rest were beaten for 5 to 15 minutes by police.
See also
- History of AlbaniaHistory of AlbaniaThe history of Albania emerges from the prehistoric stage from the 4th century BC, with early records of Illyria in Greco-Roman historiography. The modern territory of Albania has no counterpart in antiquity, comprising parts of the Roman provinces of Dalmatia , Macedonia , and Moesia Superior...
- List of Prime Ministers of Albania
Further reading
- O.S. Pearson, Albania and King Zog, I.B. TaurisI.B. TaurisI. B. Tauris is an independent publishing house with offices in London and New York.-History:I.B.Tauris was founded in 1983. Its declared strategy was to fill the perceived gap between trade publishing houses and university presses—that is, to publish serious but accessible works on international...
. 2005 (ISBN 1-84511-013-7).
