Omar Shegewi

Execution of Omar Shegewi (Hun, Libya - 1928)

Omar Shegewi or Sheghewi (Arabic: عمر الشغيوي‎) (unknown-1928) was a Libyan resistance leader who fought against Italian colonization. Shegewi came from the town of Hun in central Libya and was executed by hanging by the Italian forces led by Rodolfo Graziani after 'The Battle of Afia' ^[1] (he was accused of killing- with castration- italian POWs and sentenced to death). He was married to Zuhra Ramdan Agha Al-Awji (Arabic: زهرة رمضان آغا العوجي‎) and had three children: Mohammed Shegewi, Hassan Shegewi and Idris Shegewi.

References

1. ^ http://libya-alghad.com/miscFMasoudi14April2007.htm The Lifestory of Mohammed Shegewi by Fathul Massoudi

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Name	Shegewi, Omar
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Date of death	1928
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