Omar Shegewi
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Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
n resistance leader who fought against Italian colonization
History of Libya as Italian Colony
The History of Libya as an Italian colony began in the 1910s and lasted until February 1947, when Italy officially lost all the colonies of the former Italian Empire.-First years:...
. Shegewi came from the town of Hun in central Libya. He was accused of killing and castrating Italian POWs, sentenced to death and executed by hanging
Hanging
Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck", though it formerly also referred to crucifixion and death by impalement in which the body would remain...
by the Italian forces led by Rodolfo Graziani
Rodolfo Graziani
Rodolfo Graziani, 1st Marquis of Neghelli , was an officer in the Italian Regio Esercito who led military expeditions in Africa before and during World War II.-Rise to prominence:...
after 'The Battle of Afia' .
He was married to Zuhra Ramdan Agha Al-Awji
Zuhra Ramdan Agha Al-Awji
Zuhra Ramdan Agha Al-Awji or "Al-Khowja" originated from Turkey and was of the Turkish people. She was married to Libyan Muslim resistance leader Omar Shegewi and had three children Mohammed Shegewi, Hassan Shegewi and Idris Shegewi....
and had three children: Mohammed Shegewi
Mohammed Shegewi
Mohammed Shegewi or Sheghewi was amongst the first Libyan high-school graduates and an educator at the 'Madrasa Al-Islamiya Al-Alia' of Old Tripoli...
, Hassan Shegewi
Hassan Shegewi
Hassan Shegewi or Sheghewi is a well-known Libyan radio sportscaster who covered most of the local and international Libyan Football Federation matches throughout the later half of the 20th century....
and Idris Shegewi.