Elez Isufi (1861 – 29 December 1924) was an Albanian nationalist figure and guerrilla fighter.

Biography

Elez Isufi was born in the village of Sllovë in the Dibër region, was son of Isuf Ndreu. He and his guerrilla band resisted Serb forces in 1912. A close ally of

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, Isufi led an uprising in Dibra on 15 August 1921 to free the region from Serb forces. The fighting continued up to December 1921. He was involved in a further uprising on 1 March 1922 against the regime of

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, and his Dibran fighters were able to cross the mountains and advance to Tirana. They reached the northeastern neighborhoods of the capital, went into skirmishes with the government forces led by

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and withdrew only after the intervention of British diplomat

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. They were first given death sentence by the military court and later received amnesty. He took the side of

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during the

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and was killed by Yugoslav troops at the end of 1924 during the insurgence for overthrowing Nolis' government.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Isufi, Elez People from Dibër (municipality) 19th-century Albanian military personnel 20th-century Albanian military personnel 1861 births 1924 deaths Albanian nationalists Albanians in North Macedonia People from Scutari vilayet People from Manastir vilayet