18 Facts About Lef Nosi

Lef Nosi was born on 9 April 1877 of a wealthy family in Elbasan.

Lef Nosi supported the Congress of Elbasan in August 1909 and was director of the respected Normal School in his native town.

Lef Nosi was a committee member of the Albanian club in Elbasan.

Lef Nosi was present at the declaration of independence in Vlora in 1912 and was one of the signatories.

Lef Nosi took part in the Congress of Durres in 1918, was briefly minister of national economy, and attended the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 as part of the Albanian delegation led by Msgr.

Lef Nosi retired from politics and lived in Elbasan between 1929 and 1938, where he divided his time between business and historical research.

Lef Nosi was a scholar and collector of manuscripts and early 20th-century documents.

Lef Nosi had a passionate interest in archeology and ethnography.

Lef Nosi is remembered in particular as editor, from 1924 on, of a collection of historical documents under the title Dokumenta historike per t'i sherbye histories tone kombetare.

Lef Nosi was a close friend of Scottish anthropologist Margaret Hasluck, who lived in Albania for 13 years, principally in Elbasan.

Lef Nosi was Noli's old friend who had helped Noli when he became a priest.

Lef Nosi helped Noli form the Albanian Orthodox Church within Albania and had wished that Fan Noli was bishop and head of the church.

In June 1943, Lef Nosi joined the Balli Kombetar and became a leading figure of the collaboration with Fascist and Nazis.

The assembly under Lef Nosi passed a series of decrees that fundamentally altered Albanian's Italian-established constitution.

Lef Nosi resigned from the position in October 1944 when German troops were evacuating Albania and it became evident that the communist partisans would soon take control.

Lef Nosi was arrested while endeavouring to flee from Tirana where he had been hiding for some time.

Lef Nosi had previously been pursued for three days in Elbasan, but he escaped, assisted by his wealthy nephew Vasil Nosi.

Lef Nosi was brought to trial in February 1946, led by general judge Irakli Bozo and prosecuted by Misto Treska.