Mustafa Lleshi was an Albanian anti-fascist hero of World War II. [1]
Mustafa Lleshi Street, a street in Tirana, the capital of Albania, is named in his honor.
Haxhi Lleshi was an Albanian military leader and communist politician who served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania from 1953 to 1982.
KF Luftëtari, also known as Luftëtari FC or simply Luftëtari was an Albanian football club based in Gjirokastër, southern Albania. The club was founded on 1926 as Shqiponja Gjirokastër and has played at its home ground, the Gjirokastra Stadium, since 1973. They last competed in the Kategoria Superiore, the first tier of football in the country.
Faton Toski is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in SFR Yugoslavia and raised in Germany, he played for the Germany U19 national team and the Kosovo senior national team.
Erion Xhafa is an Albanian retired footballer who played as a defender.
Mustafa Merlika-Kruja was one of the signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence. He served as Prime Minister of Albania during the Italian occupation from December 4, 1941 to January 19, 1943.
Mufid Bey Libohova was an Albanian economist, diplomat and politician and one of the delegates at the Assembly of Vlorë where the Albanian Declaration of Independence took place. He served as the first Minister of Interior of Albania, during the Provisional Government of Albania and since then has held different government positions on nine occasions between 1913–1927, holding the positions of Justice Minister, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Finances, and Minister of Culture.
Polizoi Arbëri is an Albanian former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.
The Hero of the People was the highest title bestowed upon the citizens of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania.
Končulj is a village located in the municipality of Bujanovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1,306 people, entirely composed of ethnic Albanians. There is border crossing between Serbia and Kosovo near Končulj.
Pjetër Budi Street is a street in Tirana, the capital of Albania. It is named after Pjetër Budi, a 17th-century bishop in the district of Shkodër. It is the main road leading to the Student City and although there are often no sidewalks it is a major pedestrian thoroughfare. It is also where much of the student protests of 1990 began, which gave rise to widespread riots in four of the largest cities in northern Albania.
Mustafa Lleshi Street is a pedestrian only street in Tirana, the capital of Albania. It is named after Mustafa Lleshi, a World War II Albanian hero.
Robert Ndrenika is an Albanian actor and former politician. He was honored with the People's Artist of Albania award in 1988. He was active in films, but also in theater and television performing hundreds of leading and supporting roles.
Xhavit Demneri Street is a street in Tirana, Albania. It was formerly known as Mustafa Lleshi Street It was given this name in 2010, to honour Xhavit Demneri, an Albanian football hero.
Myslim Peza was a distinguished World War II veteran who led the anti-fascist movement "Çeta e Pezës", the members of which founded the Communist Party of Albania.
Adnan Haxhaj is a Kosovar–Albanian footballer who plays as a centre back for KF Besa Pejë in the First Football League of Kosovo.
The Peza Conference was held in Pezë, a village near Tirana in Albania, on September 16, 1942. The conference's goal and objective was to organize different political forces in the resistance against Italian rule. Later, this organization was named the National Liberation Movement.
Lleshi is an Albanian surname. Notable people with this name include:
Ridvan Qazimi, known by the nom de guerreLleshi, was one of the commanders of the Albanian militant group called the Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac (UÇPMB) which was proclaimed a terrorist organization by Serbia. During the Insurgency in the Preševo Valley, he was one of the four commanders of the UÇPMB and commanded the 112th Brigade.
Runik is a village in the Skenderaj municipality of Kosovo. It is located in the Drenica region and has 1,585 inhabitants as of 2011. The village has a football club, KF Përparimi Runik. Runik is the site of an important Neolithic settlement in Kosovo and the wider region. The excavated finds at the site include a baked-clay ocarina, one of the oldest musical instruments which have been in the Balkans and the oldest in Kosovo.