Aristidh Ruçi Explained
Aristidh Ruçi (11 March 1875 - 11 April 1950[1]) was one of the signatories of Albanian Declaration of Independence in 1912.[2] He campaigned for the spread of education in Southern Albania and was a founder of the nationalist Labëria Club.[3]
He was born in Sheper, Zagori region near Gjirokastër, .[4] Ruci was an active participant in the Battle of Vlora.[5]
Late in life, Ruci served as the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Vlorë and member of the newly created Board of the Bank of Albania.[6]
On December 28, 2009, Ruci and several other notable people from Vlorë were honoured at a ceremony at the Petro Marko theatre by the district of Vlorë.[7]
Aristidh Ruci died in 1950 in Vlorë in a communist prison. There was neither an obituary nor a funeral service in his honor.[8]
Sources
"History of Albanian People" Albanian Academy of Science.
Notes and References
- News: Libri i Dashurise per Vloren. Albanian. 7 February 2010. The Book of Love for Vlora. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708104109/http://www.bujarleskaj.com/mat.php?idm=410&l=a. 2011-07-08. dead.
- Web site: The Declaration of Albanian Independence . Texts and Documents of Albanian History . . 5 February 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110507115750/http://www.albanianhistory.net/texts20_1/AH1912_1.html . 7 May 2011 .
- News: Vlerësimi për figurat e Qarkut të Vlorës . 55 . 22 January 2010 . 3 February 2010 .
- https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sq&tl=en&u=http://www.zemrashqiptare.net/article/Video/11476/1/print/ ".. sons of the province of Zagorisë..." - George S. Telo: Zagoriti mendjendritur the ungrudging Ilia Sheperi Dilo
- Muin Çami Memories and popular songs for the Liberating War of 1918-1920 (in Albanian: Kujtime dhe këngë popullore për luftën çlirimtare të viteve 1918-1920 Published "8 Nentori" 1970 page 165
- History of the Chamber of Commerce of Vlorë (in Albanian) retrieved in 2/3/2010 Web site: Dhoma e Tregtise dhe Industrise e Qarkut Vlore . 2010-02-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100123030558/http://www.ccivlora.com/rrethnesh.html . 2010-01-23 .
- News: Nderohen 15 personalitete të shquara. December 29, 2009. Panorama. Albanian. 29 January 2010. Honored 15 distinguished personalities.
- News: Libri i Dashurise per Vloren. Albanian. 7 February 2010. The Book of Love for Vlora. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708104109/http://www.bujarleskaj.com/mat.php?idm=410&l=a. 2011-07-08. dead.
