Aristidh Ruçi (11 March 1875 – 11 April 1950) was one of the signatories of

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in 1912. He campaigned for the spread of education in Southern Albania and was a founder of the nationalist Labëria Club. He was born in

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region near

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, . Ruci was an active participant in the Battle of Vlora. Late in life, Ruci served as the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Vlorë and member of the newly created Board of the

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. On December 28, 2009, Ruci and several other notable people from

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were honoured at a ceremony at the

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theatre by the district of Vlorë. Aristidh Ruci died in 1950 in

in a communist prison. There was neither an obituary nor a funeral service in his honor.

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"History of Albanian People" Albanian Academy of Science. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruci, Aristidh 19th-century Albanian politicians 20th-century Albanian politicians 1950 deaths 1875 births People from Libohovë Signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence Albanians from the Ottoman Empire Eastern Orthodox Christians from Albania People from Janina vilayet People from Vlorë Albanian people who died in prison custody Prisoners who died in Albanian detention All-Albanian Congress delegates