Shote Galica
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Shote Galica , born as Qerime Radisheva was a remarkable warrior of çeta (guerrilla group, from the word Centurion
Centurion
A centurion was a professional officer of the Roman army .Centurion may also refer to:-Military:* Centurion tank, British battle tank* HMS Centurion, name of several ships and a shore base of the British Royal Navy...

, military formation) of the Kosovar insurgent national liberation with the goal of unification of all Albanian territories, and supporting a democratic national regime in Albania. She has been declared People's Heroin of Albania
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...

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Irrespective of the enemy and the harsh laws of religion and the kanun, which prohibited, she fought for 12 years against the invading Serbs, Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian empires.

Shote Galica took part in more than 40 important military actions against the enemy. Consistently opposed the policy of violence and terror of the regime in Belgrade chauvinist Albanian population, its expropriation and displacement of Slavic colonization of Albanian territories. In 1919 took part in the Uprising of Dukagjini against Serbian rule, while 1922-1923 fought to protect Junik Neutral Zone, which served as a basis for Kosovo uprising of Malesia.

In July 1924 she took part in the protection of the free zone of Drenica (Arbania e Vogël (Little Albania). In July 1924 after the death of her husband Azem Galica
Azem Galica
Azem Bejta , commonly known as Azem Galica, was a Albanian nationalist and rebel who fought for the unification of Kosovo with Albania.-Life:Bejta was born in the village of Galica in the Drenica region of central Kosovo...

 , she continued to fight and lead Kosovar-Albanian warriors. Along with hundreds of fighters in Kosovo in December 1924 interventionist armies fought against Serbian forces bjellogardiste and Ahmet Zog. She lost 22 of her family members in combat at the hands of the Serbian army.

By the end of 1926 Shote Galica moved to Albania, where she died in Fushe-Kruje
Fushë-Krujë
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