Veli Gërra Explained

Veli Gërra (1870 - 1945) was a leading member of the Albanian independence movement and one of the delegates of Albanian Declaration of Independence, representing the region of Chameria.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Born in Igoumenitsa,^[4] Ottoman Empire, now in modern Greece, Gërra was a teacher and a benefactor for Albanian schools.^[2] After the proclamation of the Albanian independence, Gërra gave an important contribution to the consolidation of the newly formed Ismail Qemali government, and to the defense of the Albanian territories during the Greek Occupation of Albania.^[4] He was between the Albanian representatives of the Vlore Kuvend to protest against the Great Powers' decision to award Southern Epirus to Greece in 1913.^[4] His family moved to Sarandë in 1944.

Notes and References

1. "History of Albanian People" By the Albanian Academy of Science
2. Shkrim-këndimi dhe shkolla shqipe në Çamëri . Bashkim . Kuçuku . Konferenca e II ne Shqip-bequir . Instituti i Studimeve per Camerine . 16–21 . sq . Songwriting and Albanian schools in Chameria . 2010-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725130500/http://www.cameriainstitute.org/konferenca/shqip/KONFERENCA%20E%20II%20NE%20SHQIP-beqir.meta.pdf . 2011-07-25 . dead .
3. Book: Anamali, Skënder . Historia e popullit shqiptar në katër vëllime (History of Albanian People in four volumes) . Kristaq Prifti . 2002 . Albanian Academy of Science . 978-99927-1-622-9 . sq .
4. News: Shurdhi . Bujar . Çamët, pjesëmarrës në Kuvendin Kuq e Zi, të Vlorës (Participants split at the red-black assembly of Vlorë) . Gazeta Ndryshe . 29 November 2007 . 8 January 2010 . sq .
5. Albanian Academy of Science. History of Albanian People. Tirana: Botimet Toena, 2007.
6. [Robert Elsie]
7. Lef Nosi. Dokumenta historike për t'i shërbye historiës tone kombëtare. Tirana: Instituti i Historisë, 2007. . (in Albanian)