- Mujo Ulqinaku
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Mujo Ulqinaku Birth name Mujo Cakuli Born 1896 Died 7 April 1939 (Aged 43) Allegiance Royal Albanian Army Battles/wars Italian Invasion of Albania Awards People's Hero of Albania Mujo Ulqinaku (born Mujo Cakuli), (1896–1939) was an Albanian officer of the Royal Albanian Army, known for his resistance on April 7, 1939, to the Italian forces during the Italian Invasion of Albania. He was given the People's Hero of Albania award after death.
Life
Mujo Ulqinaku was born in Ulcinj (Albanian: Ulqin), Principality of Montenegro, now modern Montenegro, in 1896 to a family of a sailors and fishermen. Since in his teens he entered in commercial fleet in Shkodër and Lezhë. Later he entered in Albanian navy based in Durrës with the rank of sergeant. He was one of the few officers of the Royal Albanian Army who tried to stop the Italian invasion of Albania. Armed only with a machine gun he was placed in the center of defense line and fought uninterruptedly until he was eventually killed in the last hour of the combat, and never quit his position.[1] Before dying it is reported that he had killed and wounded dozens of Italian soldiers with his machine gun.[2]
Legacy
To honor his action, patriotism, and sense of duty a monument was erected in front of the Durrës Castle. A grammar school in Durrës and a street in Tirana bear his name.[2] A documentary on his life and act with the title "Lufton Mujo Ulqinaku" (English: Mujo Ulqinaku fights) was released in 1979 by Kinostudio Shqipëria e Re.[3]
References
- ^ Zeqo, Mojkom (1980) (in Albanian). Mujo Ulqinaku. Tirana, Albania: 8 Nëntori Pub. House. http://books.google.com/books?id=yXcKAQAAIAAJ&q=mujo+Ulqinaku&dq=mujo+Ulqinaku&hl=en&ei=Ort_TLiACML38Aaq6fH6AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6wEwAA.
- ^ a b Kore, Blerim (7 April 2009). "Kur mbreti italian Viktor Emanueli, vizitonte Gjirokastren" (in Albanian). Koha Jone (Koha Jone). http://www.kohajone.com/html/artikull_40441.html. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ Mujo Ulqinaku at the Internet Movie Database
People's Heroes of Albania Hero Abdyl Frashëri - Ali Demi - Ali Kelmendi - Bardhok Biba - Çerçiz Topulli - Ded Gjo Luli - Enver Hoxha - Isa Boletini - Ismail Qemali - Liri Gerro - Luigj Gurakuqi - Mic Sokoli - Misto Mame - Mujo Ulqinaku - Qemal Stafa - Selam Musai - Themo Vasi - Vasil Laçi - Vojo KushiHeroine Bule Naipi- Margarita Tutulani - Persefoni Kokëdhima - Zonja ÇurreCategories:- Albanian people
- Albanian military personnel
- 1896 births
- 1939 deaths
- Heroes of Albania
- People from Ulcinj
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