Prênk Bibë Doda
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Prênk Bibë Doda was an Albanian
leader of the resistance against the Ottoman Empire
and politician in the Principality of Albania
.
, the son of Dod Bib Pasha from the Gjonmarkaj clan which has historically been the leading family in the region of Mirdita. He was among the leaders of the Albanian League of Prizren
in l878. Fishta would later portray Doda in his epic masterpiece "Lahuta e Malcis".
After the failure of the League, the Ottoman government exiled Doda for 19 years in Asia Minor in order to avoid his ruling in Mirdita. Mirdita leaders pressured the Sublime Porte for his release, but it was only after the intervention of the Great Powers, that Doda returned from exile in 1904. Doda led rebellions against the Empire and reconciliation of blood feuds. After the Albanian Declaration of Independence
his name was an important one in Albanian politics. In l9l8 Doda took part in the Congress of Durres and was elected vice president of Government of Durres. In 19l9 he died, killed in an ambush prepared by Nikola Pašić
, then Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
.
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...
leader of the resistance against the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
and politician in the Principality of Albania
Principality of Albania
The Principality of Albania refers to the short-lived monarchy in Albania, headed by William, Prince of Albania and to the state after the First World War, until the abolition of the monarchy in 1925, when Albania was declared a republic.-Principality:The Principality was established on February...
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Background
Doda was born in 1860 in OroshOrosh
Orosh is a municipality in the Mirditë District, Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. The seat of the municipality is the town of Reps....
, the son of Dod Bib Pasha from the Gjonmarkaj clan which has historically been the leading family in the region of Mirdita. He was among the leaders of the Albanian League of Prizren
League of Prizren
The League for the Defense of the Rights of the Albanian Nation commonly known as the League of Prizren was an Albanian political organization founded on 10 June 1878 in Prizren, in the Kosovo province of the Ottoman Empire....
in l878. Fishta would later portray Doda in his epic masterpiece "Lahuta e Malcis".
After the failure of the League, the Ottoman government exiled Doda for 19 years in Asia Minor in order to avoid his ruling in Mirdita. Mirdita leaders pressured the Sublime Porte for his release, but it was only after the intervention of the Great Powers, that Doda returned from exile in 1904. Doda led rebellions against the Empire and reconciliation of blood feuds. After 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:...
his name was an important one in Albanian politics. In l9l8 Doda took part in the Congress of Durres and was elected vice president of Government of Durres. In 19l9 he died, killed in an ambush prepared by Nikola Pašić
Nikola Pašic
Nikola P. Pašić was a Serbian and Yugoslav politician and diplomat, the most important Serbian political figure for almost 40 years, leader of the People's Radical Party who, among other posts, was twice a mayor of Belgrade...
, then Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
The Prime Minister or the President of the Federal Executive Council of Yugoslavia was the head of government of the Yugoslav state, from the creation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918 until the end of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992.-Kingdom of...
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