Zenel Gjoleka

Zenel Gjoleka (1805-1852) was an Albanian revolutionary fighter who participated in rebellions against the Ottoman Empire central authority, being against reforms of Tanzimat (that decreased the power of the local Albanian Pashas and Beys) .[1] After those events he was pardoned by Abdülmecid I, the Sultan of Ottoman Empire at that time. In 1852 he died fighting as an Albanian for the Ottoman Empire and for the protection of Albanian populated lands against Montenegrin forces.

On 28 April 2012 Albanian President Bamir Topi posthumously awarded Gjoleka the Honor of Nation Order.[2][3]

References

Schwandner-Sievers, Stephanie (2002). Albanian Identities: Myth and History. Indiana University Press. p. 180. ISBN 0-253-34189-2.
Presidenti Topi dekoron Zenel Hito Gjolekën (pas vdekjes) me Urdhrin “Nderi i Kombit” Archived June 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, President of Albania, 2012-04-28 (in Albanian)
Presidenti Topi dekoron atdhetarin e shquar Zenel Hito Gjoleka (Pas vdekjes) me Urdhrin “Nderi i Kombit” Archived April 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, President of Albania, 2012-04-28 (in Albanian)

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[Schwandner-Sievers-1] Schwandner-Sievers, Stephanie (2002). Albanian Identities: Myth and History. Indiana University Press. p. 180. ISBN 0-253-34189-2.

[2] Presidenti Topi dekoron Zenel Hito Gjolekën (pas vdekjes) me Urdhrin “Nderi i Kombit” Archived June 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, President of Albania, 2012-04-28 (in Albanian)

[3] Presidenti Topi dekoron atdhetarin e shquar Zenel Hito Gjoleka (Pas vdekjes) me Urdhrin “Nderi i Kombit” Archived April 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, President of Albania, 2012-04-28 (in Albanian)