Koçi Bako | |
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| Born | 1905 or 1906 |
| Died | 8 November 1941 [1] |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Occupation | Artisan |
| Known for | First martyr of the Albanian Communist Party |
| Awards |  Hero of the People |
Koçi Bako (1906 [2] or 1905 [3] –1941) was an Albanian Communist activist. [2] An early member of the Communist Group of Korçë, he is the first martyr of the Communist Party of Albania since its creation. [4]
Bako was born in Korçë, today's Albania, back then still part of the Ottoman Empire in 1905 [3] or 1906. He was an orphan. An autodidact, he worked as an artisan and as a shepherd. He became communist of the early hours affiliated with the first Albanian communist group in Korçë. [2]
According to Enver Hoxha's memoirs, Bako kept a copy of the Communist Manifesto as a precious thing, and had given to him to translate. [5]
On 8 November 1941, an anti-Italian and anti-Fascist demonstration was held in Korçë. The carabinieri and the police intervened brutally and ended on opening fire on the crowd. Bako was shot dead somewhere close to the monument of Themistokli Gërmenji, [6] while many others were wounded. [1] [7] He became the first martyr of the Communist Party which was founded on 8 November. His monument resides in Korçë. Streets are named after him, and he appears in Albanian stamps. [8] He posthumously received the Albanian honorary title "People's Hero".
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KOCI BAKO, Albanian revolutionary. An orphan, he was born in 1906. Self -educated he worked as a shepherd and an artisan. Early in life he became engaged in revolutionary activities.
KOCI BAKO 1905-1941 ~Shokël Kini për të parë, tani që po formohet PKSH ne do të çliroheıni më shpejt-. Kështu u tha shokëve ai ato ditë kur shoku Enver Hoxha formorrte partinë. Por vetëm 24 orë gëzoi frymëmarrjen e PKSH...
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