Aristidh Ruçi

Aristidh Ruçi
Born	(1875-03-11)11 March 1875 Sheper, Vilayet of Yannina, Ottoman Empire (modern day Albania)
Died	11 April 1950(1950-04-11) (aged 75) Vlorë, Albania
Nationality	Albanian
Other names	Aristidh Rruci
Known for	Albanian Declaration of Independence Vlora War
Family	Ruçi

Aristidh Ruçi (11 March 1875 – 11 April 1950[1]) was one of the signatories of Albanian Declaration of Independence in 1912.[2] He campaigned for the spread of education in Southern Albania and was a founder of the nationalist Labëria Club.[3]

He was born in Sheper, Zagori region near Gjirokastër, .[4] Ruci was an active participant in the Battle of Vlora.[5]

Late in life, Ruci served as the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Vlorë and member of the newly created Board of the Bank of Albania.[6]

On December 28, 2009, Ruci and several other notable people from Vlorë were honoured at a ceremony at the Petro Marko theatre by the district of Vlorë.[7]

Aristidh Ruci died in 1950 in Vlorë in a communist prison. There was neither an obituary nor a funeral service in his honor.[8]

References

1. "Libri i Dashurise per Vloren" [The Book of Love for Vlora] (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
2. "The Declaration of Albanian Independence". Texts and Documents of Albanian History. Robert Elsie. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
3. "Vlerësimi për figurat e Qarkut të Vlorës" (PDF). 55. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.^[permanent dead link‍]
4. ".. sons of the province of Zagorisë..." - George S. Telo: Zagoriti mendjendritur the ungrudging Ilia Sheperi Dilo
5. Muin Çami Memories and popular songs for the Liberating War of 1918-1920 (in Albanian: Kujtime dhe këngë popullore për luftën çlirimtare të viteve 1918-1920 Published "8 Nentori" 1970 page 165
6. History of the Chamber of Commerce of Vlorë (in Albanian) retrieved in 2/3/2010 "Dhoma e Tregtise dhe Industrise e Qarkut Vlore". Archived from the original on 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
7. "Nderohen 15 personalitete të shquara" [Honored 15 distinguished personalities]. Panorama (in Albanian). December 29, 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
8. "Libri i Dashurise per Vloren" [The Book of Love for Vlora] (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 7 February 2010.

Sources

"History of Albanian People" Albanian Academy of Science.ISBN 99927-1-623-1