Haxhi Zeka

Haxhi Zeka
Picture of Haxhi Zeka (sitting in the middle) with Ali Pasha of Gucia (sitting, first from the left) with some other members of Prizren League
Born
Haxhi Zejneli

December 20, 1832
Shoshan, Tropojë, Albania, past Ottoman Empire (now Shoshani, Tropojë, Albania)
DiedFebruary 21, 1902
NationalityAlbanian
Occupation(s)Teacher then commander and leader
Years active1880-1902
Known forFighting Montenegrin forces in Plava and Gucia
Notable workCooperated closely with Ali Pashe of Gucia

Haxhi Zekë Byberi mostly known as Haxhi Zeka (Turkish: Haci Zeka; 20 December 1832 – 21 February 1902) was an Albanian nationalist leader, a member of the League of Prizren, while in 1899 he was part of the establishment and leadership of the League of Peja, another organization seeking protection of Albanians territories from Balkan states.[1] Zeka was assassinated by a Serbian agent in 1902.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gawrych125 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Bep Jubani et al., Historia e popullit shqiptar: për shkollat e mesme (Libri Shkollor: Prishtinë, 2002) 182-185.