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Biography
Spiro Jorgo (Gogo) Koleka (1879 or 1880–1940) was an Albanian politician active in the 1920s.
Life
He was born in the village of Vuno, near Himara.
He was one of the leaders of the Albanian exiles in Greece that planned to invade southern Albania, at the time being under Greek control, while the other leaders, Sotir Petzigat Brindisi and Mustafa Kruja were at Vienna.
Later Koleka was an important representative at the Congress of Lushnjë (28–31 January 1920) and was responsible for implementing many of its decisions. Koleka also played a key role as an organiser in the Vlora War against the Italians (June–September 1920). He was the Albanian government representative regarding the Himara question in 1921. He served as Minister of Public Works (Albanian: Ministër i Punëve Botore) in 1922 and 1924, respectively in the cabinets of Ahmet Zogolli and Shefqet Vërlaci.
Annotations
- Name: Spiro J. Koleka, Spiro G. Koleka, Spiro Kolleka.
Sources
- Bon, Nataša Gregoriè (2008). Prostori neskladij: etnografija prostora in kraja v vasi Dhërmi/Drimades, Južna Albanija. Založba ZRC. pp. 141–144. ISBN 978-961-254-083-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)