Dhimitër Kacimbra (1875–1950) was an

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lawyer and politician who served as the second chairman of the National Council of Albania from 25 September 1920 to 15 November 1920.

Early life

Kacimbra was born in 1875 in

Përmet Përmet (; sq-definite, Permeti) is a city and municipality in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. The municipality of Përmet consists of the administrative units of Çarçovë, Frashër, Petran, Qendër Piskovë and Përmet. The total popul ...

, a small town in southeastern

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. After attending a local Greek school, he went on to study for two years at the Faculty of Justice,

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. Between 1903 and 1908, Kacimbra served as a lawyer in Meçovë and also taught

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in Greek schools. From 1908 to 1912, he became a member of the initial courts in Margëlliç, Vlorë and Himarë. Five years later he served as a notary public in Përmet.

Political career

As a political activist, Kacimbra participated at 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 ...

and

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. He was elected member of the parliament during the period between 1920–1924 and 1932–1944, representing

Gjirokastër Gjirokastër (, sq-definite, Gjirokastra) is a city in the Republic of Albania and the seat of Gjirokastër County and Gjirokastër Municipality. It is located in a valley between the Gjerë mountains and the Drino, at 300 metres above sea le ...

. In 1920 he was appointed as Chairman of the National Council and in the following year would serve as

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. In 1929, Kacimbra participated at the 2nd Congress of the Albanian Autocephalous Orthodox Church and in that same year was appointed as Prosecutor of the Control Council, a post he held for three years. He died during the 1950s.

References

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