Rasih Dino was 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...

 politician, diplomat and a figure of the Albanian national movement of the early 20th century.

Life

Rasih Dino was born in 1865 in Preveza

Preveza

Preveza is a town in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the regional unit of Preveza, which is part of the region of Epirus. An immersed tunnel, completed in 2002 which runs between Preveza and Actium, connects the town...

 to the notable Dino family of the area. His father was Abedin Dino

Abedin Dino

Abedin Dino was a Cham Albanian politician, rilindas, one of the founders of the League of Prizren , and one of the main contributors in the Albanian independence....

, one of the founders of the League of Prizren

League of Prizren

The League for the Defense of the Rights of the Albanian Nation commonly known as the League of Prizren was an Albanian political organization founded on 10 June 1878 in Prizren, in the Kosovo province of the Ottoman Empire....

. Rasih Dino's children include Ali

Ali Dino

Ali Dino , also known as Ali Dino Bey was an Albanian cartoonist and a Member of the Greek Parliament.Dino was born in Preveza, Ottoman Empire in 1889, to Rasih Dino and is the grandson of Abedin Dino, one of the main contributors of the Albanian independence...

, famous cartoonist and member of the Hellenic Parliament

Hellenic Parliament

The Hellenic Parliament , also the Parliament of the Hellenes, is the Parliament of Greece, located in the Parliament House , overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece....

, Abidin

Abidin Dino

Abidin Dino, was a Turkish artist and a well-known painter.-Early years:Dino was born on March 23, 1913 in Istanbul into a family who loved art. He started drawing and painting at a young age influenced by his family. As a child he lived in Geneve, Switzerland and France for several years with...

 (named after his father Abedin) famous painter, Harif painter, and Ahmet (named after Rasih's grandfather Ahmed

Ahmed Dino

Ahmed Dino was an Albanian military leader and politician.He was born in 1785 in Preveza to the notable Dino family of the town. He was a close friend and ally of Ali Pasha. In Egypt he was one of the highest ranking generals of Muhammad Ali of Egypt during his conquest of Egypt...

. In 1908 he funded along with Musa Demi

Musa Demi

Musa Demi was an Albanian revolutionary and writer. He was one of the main proponents of the Albanian National Awakening in the region of Filiates, Paramythia and Igoumenitsa .- Life :...

 and other locals of Filiates

Filiates

Filiates is a town and a municipality in Thesprotia, Greece. It is located in the northernmost part of the prefecture, bordering western Ioannina Prefecture and southern Albania.-Municipality:...

 the first Albanian-language school of the town. In 1913 he was the head of the delegation of 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...

 that signed the Treaty of London. The other two members of the delegation were Mehmet Konica and Filip Noga. Rasih Dino died at the end of 1927 and beginning of 1928 in Adana

Adana

Adana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...

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