Jonuz Kaceli
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Jonuz Kaceli was an Albanian
businessman and dissident of the communist regime in Albania. He was one of the 23 victims of the regime's Massacre of 1951 in Albania
.
. Prior to his arrest and killing, he had been a well known businessman in Albania
, as the co-owner in the company Osman Kaceli e djemtë, which had been one of the first companies registered in Tirana
, Albania
after the Albanian Declaration of Independence
in 1912. He was also the brother of Sadik Kaceli
, a famous Albanian painter. Qemal Stafa
, a notable WWII hero, had been a company employee prior to his death in 1942.
during such interrogations. As a result, according to a witness who told the story in 1993, he was thrown from the second floor of the Ministry of the Interior building and thus killed one day prior to the rest of the victims of the massacre, on February 25, 1951.
He was survived by wife and seven children, all of whom were sent to Albanian gulags right after the killing took place.
and Kaceli was duly awarded post mortem the medal of Martyr of Democracy
. His corpse is now buried at the Albanian National Martyrs Cemetery
.
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...
businessman and dissident of the communist regime in Albania. He was one of the 23 victims of the regime's Massacre of 1951 in Albania
Massacre of 1951 in Albania
The Massacre of 1951 in Albania was the killing without trial of 22 intellectuals in the Socialist People's Republic of Albania on 26 February 1951, as ordered by Enver Hoxha, accused of bombing the Soviet Union's embassy in Tirana. The victims were 21 males and one female. One day earlier, another...
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Life
Jonuz Kaceli was born in 1908 in TiranaTirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
. Prior to his arrest and killing, he had been a well known businessman in 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 the co-owner in the company Osman Kaceli e djemtë, which had been one of the first companies registered in Tirana
Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
, 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...
after the Albanian Declaration of Independence
Albanian Declaration of Independence
The Albanian Declaration of Independence is the declaration of independence of the Albanian Vilayet from the Ottoman Empire. Albania was proclaimed independent in Vlorë on November 28, 1912.-Background:...
in 1912. He was also the brother of Sadik Kaceli
Sadik Kaceli
Sadik Kaceli was an Albanian painter. He studied in Paris on Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France .Kaceli was one of Albania's best known painters...
, a famous Albanian painter. Qemal Stafa
Qemal Stafa
Qemal Stafa was a founding member of the Albanian Communist Party, and the leader of its youth section. He was very active in the National Liberation Movement during World War II. He was killed in a house at the outskirts of Tirana by the Italian fascist forces, who had occupied Albania...
, a notable WWII hero, had been a company employee prior to his death in 1942.
Importance
Kaceli had been an important person in the business community of Tirana. He faced interrogations bravely and allegedly tried to hurt Mehmet ShehuMehmet Shehu
Mehmet Ismail Shehu was an Albanian communist politician who served as premier of Albania from 1954 to 1981...
during such interrogations. As a result, according to a witness who told the story in 1993, he was thrown from the second floor of the Ministry of the Interior building and thus killed one day prior to the rest of the victims of the massacre, on February 25, 1951.
He was survived by wife and seven children, all of whom were sent to Albanian gulags right after the killing took place.
Recognition
In 2008 his act was recognized by the President of Albania, Bamir TopiBamir Topi
Bamir Myrteza Topi is the fifth and current President of Albania since 24 July 2007. He was also Honorary President of Albanian football club KF Tirana from 2005 to 2007.-Early life and public activities:...
and Kaceli was duly awarded post mortem the medal of Martyr of Democracy
Civil awards and decorations of Albania
The Civil awards and decorations of Albania are awards and decorations that have been given in Albania since 1925.-History of the awards:In 1925 Ahmet Zogu, while 16th Prime Minister of Albania, instituted the awards....
. His corpse is now buried at the Albanian National Martyrs Cemetery
National Martyrs Cemetery of Albania
The National Martyrs Cemetery of Albania is the largest cemetery in Albania, located on a hill overlooking Tirana. Some 900 partisans who died during World War II are buried in the cemetery....
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