Riza bej Gjakova

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Riza bej Gjakova, better known as Riza Bey Kryeziu of Gjakova, was an Albanian nationalist figure and guerrilla fighter, an influential bey in the Gjakova region, then Vilayet of Kosovo, Ottoman Empire, and one of the activists of Albanian national movements of early 20th century.

Hasan Prishtina, in his memoirs of 1921, mentions him as a "religious fanatic" who was obsessed with the idea of liberating Sultan Hamid from prison.^[1]
He was a guerrilla leader during the Albanian Revolt of 1912, and was of the main figures of League of Junik.^[1] Riza was the father of Ceno Bey, Gani Bey, Said Bey, and Hasan Bey Kryeziu.

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↑ 1.0 1.1 Hasan Bey Prishtina (1921), Nji shkurtim kujtimesh mbi kryengritjen shqiptare të vjetit 1912 [Brief Memoir on the Albanian Uprising of 1912], Elsie, Robert

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Name	Gjakova, Riza Bej
Alternative names	Riza Bey Kryeziu of Gjakova, Riza Bey Kryeziu
Short description	Albanian Nationalist and guerrilla leader
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