Bajo Topulli
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| Bajo Topulli | |
|---|---|
 Bajo Topulli in a rare photo | |
| Born |
1868 Gjirokastër, Albania (then Ottoman Empire) |
| Died | 1930 (aged 52) |
| Occupation | kachak, rilindas |
| Ethnicity | Albanian |
| Literary movement | Albanian National Revival |
Bajo Topulli (1868–1930) was an Albanian nationalist figure of the Albanian National Awakening. While he was a director in the Ottoman Secondary school in Monastir he founded in November 1905 the Secret Committee for the Liberation of Albania in Monastir, and in March 1906 he founded in the Bektashi tekke of Melçan, a village near Korçë, an armed guerilla band to fight against the Ottoman rule.[1] Bajo Topulli was the older brother of Çerçiz Topulli.[2]
On September 22, 1906 Bajo Topulli's band killed the Greek Orthodox bishop of Görice (now Korçë), Photios.[3]
References
- ↑ Robert Elsie (30 March 2010). Historical Dictionary of Albania. Scarecrow Press. p. 449. ISBN 978-0-8108-6188-6. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ Robert Elsie (2004). Historical dictionary of Albania. Scarecrow Press. p. 418. ISBN 978-0-8108-4872-6. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ Stavro Skendi (1967). The Albanian national awakening, 1878-1912. Princeton University Press. p. 210. Retrieved 29 May 2012. "On September 22, 1906 men of Bajo Topulli's band murdered the Metropolitan of Korce, Photios."
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