Hero of Albania
People's Hero of Albania | |
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Awarded by Albania | |
Type | Medal |
Awarded for | those who "perform great deeds in the name of Albania". |
Status | Currently awarded |
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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.
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
- Abdyl Frashëri
- Ali Demi
- Ali Kelmendi
- Bardhok Biba
- Bule Naipi
- Çerçiz Topulli
- Ded Gjo Luli
- Enver Hoxha[3]
- Isa Boletini
- Ismail Qemali
- Liri Gero
- Luigj Gurakuqi
- Margarita Tutulani
- Mic Sokoli
- Misto Mame
- Mujo Ulqinaku
- Persefoni Kokëdhima
- Qemal Stafa
- Selam Musai
- Themo Vasi[4]
- Vasil Laçi
- Vojo Kushi
- Zonja Çurre
- Branko Kadija
- Jordan Misja
- Perlat Rexhepi
Hasan prishtina
See also
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Notes and references
Orders and Medals of the People's Republic of Albania (1945–76) and People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1976–90)()
- ↑ Full list of medals 1945-1990
- ↑ http://qpz.gov.al/doc.jsp?doc=docs/Ligj%20Nr%206133%20Dat%C3%AB%2012-02-1980.htm
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Gazeta Zagoria issue 110 p.3
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