Qazim Begolli

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Qazim Begolli was an Albanian nationalist and activist of the Kachak movement of 20th century.

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Begolli was member of powerful and influential Begolli family from İpek. They were the first sanjak-beys in the area Shkodër-Dukagjin (Metohije). [1]

Qazim Begolli was active during the World War I and after. With Hasan Prishtina and others he organized insurgencies and attacks against the Serbian forces stationed in Kosovo. In February 1915 he participated in the Battle of Zhur near Prizren. [2] In May 1918, Begolli had been arrested and convicted for "Public Indecency". He was sentenced to Six Months in prison.[ citation needed ]

He was a founding member of the Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo, [3] a committee based in Shkodër and founded in November 1918. The committee brought the kachak movement and the Albanian resistance against Serbia to the highest levels.

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  1. Anna Di Lellio, Robert Elsie (2009). The battle of Kosovo 1389: an Albanian epic. I.B. Tauris. p. 185. ISBN   9781848850941. OCLC   312626753.
  2. Sheradin Berisha (2004-10-21), Kryengritja shqiptare e vitit 1915 [The Albanian uprising of 1915] (in Albanian), Pasqyra, retrieved 2014-02-09, Më 6 gusht 1914 konsulli austriak Karl, nga Durrësi njoftonte Ministrinë e Punëve të Jashtme në Vjenë "mbi fillimin e aksioneve kundër pushtuesve serb"nga Hasan Prishtina, Selim Batusha, Bajram Daklani, Qazim Begolli e Halim Deralla (djali i Mehmet Derallës-Sh. B), të cilët kishin me vete"lëndë plasëse dhe municion për mauzerët".
  3. Dëshmi historike dhe diplomatike që Serbia ishte okupatore e Kosovës (in Albanian), Kosova Sot, 2012-02-06, retrieved 2014-02-09, Sekretar i (vëllai i Sami Pejës), kurse anëtarë të Komitetin ishin: Bardh Jusufi, Sali Gjuka, Isuf Veseli, Sadik Deçani, Naxhi Hoxhi Sadiku, Avdush Kastrati, Jahja Prishtina, Sadik Gostivari, Bajram Daklani, Lalë Perolli, Ragip Kojë Begolli, Qazim Begolli, Hamdi Zajmi, Niman Ferizi, Rrok Perolli, Tahir Zajmi, Kahraman Begolli, dhe Ibrahim Gjakova.