Dhimitër Zografi (1878–1945) was one of the signatories of

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Early life and career

Zografi was born in

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, in the Manastir Vilayet of the

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(present-day

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) in 1878. At the end of the 19th century he emigrated to

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. In 1906 he participated in founding the patriotic association of the

ns from Bucharest "Bashkimi-Unirea". He was one of the organizers of the Albanian colony in meeting that occurred in Bucharest in early November 1912. He was elected as a delegate of the Albanian Colony in Romania to participate in the

. In December 1912, along with Dhimitër Emanoili, he went to

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and then to Korçë and from there to Romania. He protested the decisions of the Conference of

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and its injustice on the Albanian people and is the organizer of the signatories of a petition against the Conference in June 1919. He died in 1945 in

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References

Sources

* "History of Albanian People", Skender Anamali (Albanian Academy of Science), 2002. Volume II. . OCLC 643986610. 1878 births 1945 deaths People from Korçë People from Manastir vilayet Albanians from the Ottoman Empire Eastern Orthodox Christians from Albania Signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence Albanian expatriates in Romania All-Albanian Congress delegates {{albania-politician-stub