Xhemail Abria
Xhemail Abria (1830–1908) was a Kosovo, Kosovar wise old man and intellectual born in Abria village, Drenica region, Kosovo. Background He was the son of Sefer Kuçi. Educated at home as a youth, he worked as a shepherd. Though self-taught, he was precocious and participated in the popular education of the time. Career He was awarded the title ''Pleqnar i Kosovës'' ("Elder of Kosovo") at the Junik Assembly of 1877 and raised his profile by attending the inaugural meeting of the League of Prizren in 1878. He represented Drenica at the subsequent meeting, presided over by Binak Alia, where the Kararname (League of Prizren), Karanarme decree was signed. Alia later passed the chairmanship on to Abria. In addition, he participated in the 1899 Assembly of Peć (held near what is now Deçan) and Deli Prekazi's Drenica revolt in 1903. The People's Genius Xhemail Abria was known by three surnames: ''Abria'' (from his birthplace, known in Albanian as ''Abria e Epërme''), the honorific ...
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