Xhemil Dino
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Xhemil Dino was an Albanian
politician and diplomat.
He was born in Preveza
in the 1880s to a distant branch of the notable Dino family of the area. He studied in Galatasaray University
and after the declaration of independence of Albania he was elected deputy of Dibër. He was a delegate from Albania to the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Assembly of the League of Nations
(1925–1927). He became ambassador of Albania to the United Kingdom
in 1932.
During the era of the monarchy King Zog appointed him Minister of Foreign Affairs. During the Italian occupation of Albania Dino was given the rank of an ambassador in the Italian service. After occupied by the Axis forces (1941–1944), Dino was appointed the High Commissioner of Thesprotia
(Cameria) and actively collaborated with the Italian and German forces.
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...
politician and diplomat.
He was born in Preveza
Preveza
Preveza is a town in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the regional unit of Preveza, which is part of the region of Epirus. An immersed tunnel, completed in 2002 which runs between Preveza and Actium, connects the town...
in the 1880s to a distant branch of the notable Dino family of the area. He studied in Galatasaray University
Galatasaray University
Galatasaray University or Université Galatasaray is a Turkish university established in İstanbul, Turkey in 1992, following an agreement signed with the presence of President François Mitterrand of France and President Turgut Özal of Turkey during a ceremony at Galatasaray High School, the mother...
and after the declaration of independence of Albania he was elected deputy of Dibër. He was a delegate from Albania to the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Assembly of the League of Nations
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace...
(1925–1927). He became ambassador of Albania to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 1932.
During the era of the monarchy King Zog appointed him Minister of Foreign Affairs. During the Italian occupation of Albania Dino was given the rank of an ambassador in the Italian service. After occupied by the Axis forces (1941–1944), Dino was appointed the High Commissioner of Thesprotia
Thesprotia
Thesprotia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Epirus region. Its capital is the town of Igoumenitsa. It is named after the Thesprotians, an ancient Greek tribe that inhabited the region in antiquity.-History:...
(Cameria) and actively collaborated with the Italian and German forces.
See also
- History of AlbaniaHistory of AlbaniaThe history of Albania emerges from the prehistoric stage from the 4th century BC, with early records of Illyria in Greco-Roman historiography. The modern territory of Albania has no counterpart in antiquity, comprising parts of the Roman provinces of Dalmatia , Macedonia , and Moesia Superior...