Misto Mame
Encyclopedia
Misto Mame is an Albanian
World War II
People's Hero
. He was killed in action against Fascist Italian forces
on 16 August 1942.
Mame was born in 1921 the son of an ethnic Greek
merchant. He was an active participant in the antifascist demonstration and member of the Committee of Tirana of the Party of Labour of Albania, then Communist Party of Albania . He also was the secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth. He was the commander of one of the communist antifascist guerilla cells in Tiranë.
He was involved in a series of guerilla actions, such as that of burning a military weapon repository of Fascist Italy in Tirana, Albania. The fire lasted for 48 hours and damages of 5M Albanian francs were reported. Mame died, at 21, in one of Tiranë's neighborhoods, which still bears his name, while fiercely fighting, although outnumbered by Italian fascist soldiers.
One of the biggest woodworking plants in Albania, founded in the 1950s bears his name.
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...
World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
People's Hero
People's Hero of Albania
Hero of Albania, more properly Hero of the People is the highest title that can be bestowed on a citizen of Albania.-Creation:The title was created in 1945 and the Albanian parliament confirmed it by Law in 1954 and then reconfirmed by Law Nr.6133 on February 12, 1980...
. He was killed in action against Fascist Italian forces
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
The Kingdom of Italy was a state forged in 1861 by the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was its legal predecessor state...
on 16 August 1942.
Mame was born in 1921 the son of an ethnic Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
merchant. He was an active participant in the antifascist demonstration and member of the Committee of Tirana of the Party of Labour of Albania, then Communist Party of Albania . He also was the secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth. He was the commander of one of the communist antifascist guerilla cells in Tiranë.
He was involved in a series of guerilla actions, such as that of burning a military weapon repository of Fascist Italy in Tirana, Albania. The fire lasted for 48 hours and damages of 5M Albanian francs were reported. Mame died, at 21, in one of Tiranë's neighborhoods, which still bears his name, while fiercely fighting, although outnumbered by Italian fascist soldiers.
One of the biggest woodworking plants in Albania, founded in the 1950s bears his name.
Sources
- Vaso Boshnjaku Misto Mame N. Frashëri (1962), (Albanian)