Sehadete Mekuli | |
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| Born | Sehadete Doko October 16, 1928 |
| Died | November 12, 2013 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Alma mater | Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, professor |
| Known for | Treating injured students of the 1981 protests in Kosovo |
| Spouse | Esad Mekuli |
| Children | 2 |
Sehadete Mekuli (16 October 1928 – 12 November 2013), also spelled Sadete Mekuli, was a Yugoslavian-born Albanian gynecologist, professor, and public figure. She became known for tending to the injured students of the 1981 protests in Kosovo, when Albanians demanded more autonomy within the Yugoslav federation. As a result of her actions, she was denied a full professorship at the University of Pristina School of Medicine and was forced into early retirement in 1988. She is the inspiration for the character of Teuta Shkreli in Ismail Kadare's 1985 novel The Wedding Procession Turned to Ice (Albanian: Krushqit jane te ngrire).