Bule Naipi
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Bule Naipi, People's Heroine of Albania
is an Albanian
World War II
heroine.
She was born in 1922 in Gjirokastër
, Albania
. As a member of the Communist Youth, she joined the Antifascist War. Since the beginnings of her childhood she faced grave difficulties as her father had left the city and emigrated to the USA, and had left Bule and her brother Sado alone. Both of them joined the Communist Resistance, giving their contribution for the war on Nazi Germany. Bule, after having shown extraordinary bravery in the war, ended up a prisoner of war in German hands. She died at only 22, killed by hanging on July 17, 1944 in the Çerçiz Topulli
plaza in Gjirokastër. She did not give up even in the most difficult last moments when she was lashed and tortured, and never named any communist colleagues, along with Persefoni Kokëdhima.
Bule Naipi and Persefoni Kokëdhima are commemorated by a statue which stands in Çerçiz Topulli plaza in Gjirokastër.
An Albanian movie, Triumph over death (Ngadhnjim mbi vdekjen) remembers her life and that of Kokedhima.
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...
is an Albanian
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...
World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
heroine.
She was born in 1922 in Gjirokastër
Gjirokastër
Gjirokastër is a city in southern Albania with a population of 43,000. Lying in the historical region of Epirus, it is the capital of both the Gjirokastër District and the larger Gjirokastër County...
, Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
. As a member of the Communist Youth, she joined the Antifascist War. Since the beginnings of her childhood she faced grave difficulties as her father had left the city and emigrated to the USA, and had left Bule and her brother Sado alone. Both of them joined the Communist Resistance, giving their contribution for the war on Nazi Germany. Bule, after having shown extraordinary bravery in the war, ended up a prisoner of war in German hands. She died at only 22, killed by hanging on July 17, 1944 in the Çerçiz Topulli
Çerçiz Topulli
Çerçiz Topulli was an Albanian Renaissance armed fighter, writer, and patriot, and is a People's Hero of Albania. He was the younger brother of Bajo Topulli....
plaza in Gjirokastër. She did not give up even in the most difficult last moments when she was lashed and tortured, and never named any communist colleagues, along with Persefoni Kokëdhima.
Bule Naipi and Persefoni Kokëdhima are commemorated by a statue which stands in Çerçiz Topulli plaza in Gjirokastër.
An Albanian movie, Triumph over death (Ngadhnjim mbi vdekjen) remembers her life and that of Kokedhima.
Sources
- Lame Çekani Bule, Persefoni "8 Nëntori", 1977, (Albanian)