Rauf Fico was an Albania

Albania

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n politician from Gjirokastër

Gjirokastër

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In 1912 he joined Vlora's government as Councillor in the Ministry of the Interior. In 1916, during the Austrian occupation, he was sub-prefect of Tirana

Tirana

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. In the late 1920s he served as an ambassador to Turkey

Turkey

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 and Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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 and in April 1929 was appointed Foreign Minister of Albania

Minister of Foreign Affairs (Albania)

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. However, due to his opposition to the Italians he was removed from this post in November 1930 and returned to being an ambassador, to Yugoslavia

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 (1933-36), Greece

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 (1937) and Germany

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(1938-9).He died in Tirana in 1944.