People's Hero of Albania

People's Hero of Albania
Awarded by Albania
Type Medal
Awarded for those who "perform great deeds in the name of Albania".
Status Currently awarded
Statistics
Established 1945

Hero of Albania, more properly Hero of the People (Albanian: Hero i Popullit) is the highest title that can be bestowed on a citizen of Albania.

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Creation

The title was created in 1945[1] and the Albanian parliament confirmed it by Law in 1954 and then reconfirmed by Law Nr.6133 on February 12, 1980. The creation of the award was a way to honor Albanian citizens for having made valuable contributions to Albania or to the Albanian people.[2]

Recipients

Posthumous recipients

See also

Notes and references

Orders and Medals of the People's Republic of Albania (1945–76) and People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1976–90)([3])

  1. ^ [1] Full list of medals 1945-1990
  2. ^ http://qpz.gov.al/doc.jsp?doc=docs/Ligj%20Nr%206133%20Dat%C3%AB%2012-02-1980.htm
  3. ^ A proposal for stripping him of all his received titles has been put forward to the President of the Republic of Albania, source Worldbulletin retrieved 3/17/2010 [2]
  4. ^ Gazeta Zagoria issue 110 p.3