"Abdyl Frashëri was called Abdullah...", some interesting details about one of Albania's greatest patriots

2022-10-11 16:46:29Histori SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

 

"Abdyl Frashëri was called Abdullah...", some interesting details
Abdyl Frashër

 

The Albanian Archives today remembered the anniversary of the death of one of the Frashëri brothers, Abdyli, offering some interesting details about him.

Among them, the reborn politician, whose name is associated with the famous League of Prizren, had the real name Abdullah.

"On October 11, 1892, Abdyl Frashëri, the son of Halid bey, passed away.

His real name was Abdullah Hysni. He was one of the most important personalities of the National Renaissance. He entered the First Ottoman Parliament in 1877 as a deputy of Ioannina, was elected chairman of the Ioannina Committee, and in December of the same year, was elected chairman of the Istanbul Committee, which was formed to protect the rights of Albanians in the Ottoman Empire. .

Frashëri was one of the main activists of the Assembly of Prizren created to protect the Albanian lands, as a result of the signing of the Treaty of Saint Stephen (1878). He defended the idea of ​​uniting the Albanian territories into one vilayet, within the Ottoman Empire. During the Congress of Berlin, on behalf of the League, together with Mehmet Ali Vrioni, he held meetings with representatives of the Great Powers to protect the rights of Albanians.

In the government led by Ymer Prizreni (1881), Abdyl Frashëri assumed the responsibility of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was arrested in April of this year. In the trial that took place in Prizren, he was sentenced to death, but later this decision was changed to life imprisonment. After serving a three-year sentence in the Prizren fortress prison, he was sent to Ballëkesir and Bandërma with a forced stay. In 1886, he was released on the condition that he not engage in politics and was appointed a member of the Istanbul city council.

"Abdyl Frashëri was called Abdullah...", some interesting details

The first attached photo shows the portrait of Abdyl Frashër, photographed by the Romaidhi Brothers (well-known photographers in Athens), while the following material is the decision of the Council of Ministers from 1978, for the return of the remains of the patriot to their place of origin, on the occasion of the 100- anniversary of the League of Prizren", is written in the description given by the Directorate of Archives to this epochal figure of Albanian history.

"Abdyl Frashëri was called Abdullah...", some interesting details"Abdyl Frashëri was called Abdullah...", some interesting details

 

During the years of communism, a drama staged by the People's Theater of that time (today the National Theater) was dedicated to Abdyl Frashëri - "Epoka before the trial"



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