Emin Duraku (1918 – 23 December 1942) was an Albanian partisan active during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, and a national hero of Albania. Duraku was born in

Gjakova Gjakova, ) and Đakovica ( sr-Cyrl, Ђаковица, ) is the seventh largest city of Kosovo and seat of Gjakova Municipality and Gjakova District. The city has 40,827 inhabitants, while the municipality has 94,556 inhabitants. Geographicall ...

in 1918. He was an early Albanian member of the Yugoslav communist movement. He returned to his home region in 1939 and was part of the bureau of the party's regional committee. Duraku was killed by fascist forces in Lipljan and became a martyr to the communist cause. Following his death, an Albanian partisan unit, formed in January 1943, was named after him. An elementary school in Tirana is also named after him.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Duraku, Emin Politicians from Gjakova League of Communists of Kosovo politicians Yugoslav Partisans members 1918 births 1942 deaths Kosovo Albanians Yugoslav Albanians Heroes of Albania Yugoslav military personnel killed in World War II Recipients of the Order of the People's Hero