Andon Beça (7 September 1879– 31 October 1944) 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 ...

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. Under the

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during

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he was Minister of Agriculture and Domestic Economy in

Shefqet Vërlaci Shefqet bey Vërlaci (; 15 December 1877, Elbasan, Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire – 21 July 1946, Zürich, Switzerland), also known as Shevket Verlaci, was an Albanian politician and wealthy landowner. Biography In 1922, Vërlaci was the b ...

’s government which started functioning on 12 April 1939, and Minister of Finances in 1943. Beça was a loyal hanger-on of Vërlaci and was injured during an attempt on Vërlaci's life in 1927, inspired by his enemy, Zog. As a deputy of the electoral zone of Elbasan, he raised the cry "Long Life Italy" at the opening of the Albanian Parliament, on 15 October 1938, evoking no response from the audience. Beça had a son, who was sentenced by

Enver Hoxha Enver Halil Hoxha ( , ; 16 October 190811 April 1985) was an Albanian communist politician who was the authoritarian ruler of Albania from 1944 until his death in 1985. He was First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania from 1941 unt ...

, and died in prison. He also had adopted his late brother's infant daughters, Haretina Beça and Maria Beça. Andon Beça owned a lot of real estate, including riverside properties and estates in several cities.

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1879 births 1944 deaths Government ministers of Albania Finance ministers of Albania {{Albania-politician-stub