Omer Nishani
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Dr. Omer Nishani was an Albanian politician from Gjirokastër
.
He helped organize the Albanian National Revolutionary Committee in Vienna
in 1925.
In a surprise move, he published a declaration in the Tomori newspaper in Tirana
on April 12th, 1941, exhorting his fellow Albanians to "submit with discipline to our faith in Albanian Fascism" which was the "only hope of achieving the enlargement of Albania". He finished his piece with statements of support for both the Italian king
and Benito Mussolini
.
Nishani later joined the Albanian Liberation Front (LNC), dominated by the Communists, and the communist party. In May 1944 Omer Nishani became Chairman of the Presidium for the antifascist Council for the National Liberation (and with that the de facto president) and Minister for Foreign Affairs. After the formation of the Republic of Albania on January 12, 1946, Nishani was Chairman of the Presidium until 1953. He represented Albania during a consultation of the Allied powers
in Paris
(1947).
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...
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He helped organize the Albanian National Revolutionary Committee in Vienna
Vienna
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in 1925.
In a surprise move, he published a declaration in the Tomori newspaper 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...
on April 12th, 1941, exhorting his fellow Albanians to "submit with discipline to our faith in Albanian Fascism" which was the "only hope of achieving the enlargement of Albania". He finished his piece with statements of support for both the Italian king
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
Victor Emmanuel III was a member of the House of Savoy and King of Italy . In addition, he claimed the crowns of Ethiopia and Albania and claimed the titles Emperor of Ethiopia and King of Albania , which were unrecognised by the Great Powers...
and Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....
.
Nishani later joined the Albanian Liberation Front (LNC), dominated by the Communists, and the communist party. In May 1944 Omer Nishani became Chairman of the Presidium for the antifascist Council for the National Liberation (and with that the de facto president) and Minister for Foreign Affairs. After the formation of the Republic of Albania on January 12, 1946, Nishani was Chairman of the Presidium until 1953. He represented Albania during a consultation of the Allied powers
Allies of World War II
The Allies of World War II were the countries that opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War . Former Axis states contributing to the Allied victory are not considered Allied states...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(1947).