Ilias Vrioni
Ilias bej Vrioni (1 January 1882 – 12 March 1932) was an Albanian politician and landowner. He was one of the signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence and served as Prime Minister of Albania three times.[1]
Ilias Vrioni | |
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6th Prime Minister of Albania | |
In office 19 November 1920 – 16 October 1921 | |
Preceded by | Sulejman Delvina |
Succeeded by | Pandeli Evangjeli |
In office 27 May 1924 – 10 June 1924 | |
Preceded by | Shefqet Vërlaci |
Succeeded by | Fan Noli |
In office 24 December 1924 – 5 January 1925 | |
Preceded by | Fan Noli |
Succeeded by | Ahmet Zogu |
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Born | Berat, Ottoman Empire | 1 January 1882
Died | 12 March 1932 50) Paris, France | (aged
Spouse(s) | Djemile hanëm Dino |
Children | Isuf Vrioni |
Occupation | politician, diplomat |
Profession | civil servant |
Awards | Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) |
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Biography
Ilias Vrioni was born in 1882 in Berat, in the Janina Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire to Mehmet Ali Pasha of the Vrioni family and Hysnije hanëm of the Vokopola family.[2] His household had great chifliks in the surroundings of Berat, Fier, and in the Myzeqe plain, formerly Ottoman cities and regions, presently in Albania. His father was a high dignitary of the administration of the Ottoman Empire and collaborator of Abdyl Frashëri at the time of the Congress of Berlin,[3] his mother came from a local landowning family that had their chifliks in the surroundings of Vokopolë.[2]
Ilias Vrioni was one of the signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence in 1912. He served three times as Prime Minister and five times as Minister of Foreign Affairs. He died in Paris in 1932, while serving his second mandate as the Plenipotentiary Minister of the Kingdom of Albania to Paris and London.
Ilias Vrioni was decorated in 1920s with the order of Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur of the French Republic.
Political Activity
- Prime Minister of Albania: 19 November 1920 – 1 July 1921
- Prime Minister of Albania: 11 July 1921 – 16 October 1921
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania: 30 Mars 1924 – 27 May 1924
- Prime Minister of Albania and Minister of Foreign Affairs: 24 December 1924 – 5 January 1925
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania: 12 February 1927 – 21 October 1927
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania and Vice-Minister of Justice: 26 October 1927 – 21 May 1928
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania: 11 May 1928 – 1 September 1928
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania: 5 September 1928 – 13 January 1929
- Plenipotentiary Minister of Albania in Paris and London: 1925 – 1926
- Plenipotentiary Minister of Albania in Paris and London: 1929 – 1932
See also
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Preceded by Sulejman Delvina |
Prime Minister of Albania 19 November 1920 – 1 July 1921 11 July 1921 – 16 October 1921 |
Succeeded by Pandeli Evangjeli |
Preceded by Shefqet Vërlaci |
Prime Minister of Albania 2 June 1924 – 16 June 1924 |
Succeeded by Theofan Stilian Noli |
Preceded by Theofan Stilian Noli |
Prime Minister of Albania 26 December 1924 – 6 January 1925 |
Succeeded by Ahmet Zogu |
References
- "Albania statesmen".
- Vlora, Eqrem bej (2003). Lebenserinnerungen [Kujtime 1885-1925]. Translated by Afrim Koçi. Tiranë: IDK. p. 612. ISBN 99927-780-6-7.
- Elsie, Robert (2013). A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History. I.B.Tauris. p. 475. ISBN 9781780764313.