Abdyl bey Ypi (1876–1920) was an

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

n politician and one of the main initiators of the

Congress of Lushnjë The Congress of Lushnjë (), historically documented by the name ''Mbledhja Kombiare Lushnje'', was a conference of Albanian political leaders held from January 28 to January 31, 1920 in Lushnjë, Albania. Its objective was to deal with the issue ...

Life

Abdyl Ypi was born in Kolonjë, then part of the Vilayet of Janina, in present-day

. He was a political figure of the National Movement active during the first two decades of the 20th century. A well-known

turkophile A Turkophile or Turcophile, ( tr, Türksever) is a person who has a strong positive predisposition or sympathy toward the government, culture, history, or people of Turkey. This could include Turkey itself and its history, the Turkish language, Tur ...

, he participated in the Young Turks movement and subsequently in July 1908 became chairman of the Albanian Club of Istanbul. After

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, Ypi opposed the pro-capitalist political orientation of the Durrës Government formed in December 1918, propagating the overthrow of this government and the organization of the

. He held various official posts such as that of the Sub-prefect of Korçë, the Prefect of Durrës, the Governor of Konica and Kolonjë. Ypi was killed in the city of Durrës on January 15, 1920.

References

1876 births 1920 deaths Albanian politicians People from Kolonjë Abdyl Assassinated Albanian politicians Albanian people from the Ottoman Empire 1920s assassinated politicians {{Albania-politician-stub