Hodo Nivica (1809–1852) was an Albanian activist leader known for his role in
Albanian revolt of 1847
The Albanian Revolt of 1847 was a 19th-century uprising in southern Albania directed against Ottoman Tanzimat reforms which started in 1839 and were gradually being put in action in the regions of Albania.
Background
The primary aim of the Tanz ...
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He was one of the few local leaders that escaped the
massacre of Albanian beys. Although invited by Ottoman governor, suspicious of his real intentions he did not go to Monastir.
[Gjurmime albanologjike: Seria e shkencave historike, Volume 18 Publisher Instituti, 1988 p. 116] After his participation in the revolt of 1847 he was pardoned by the Sultan. In 1852, together with
Zenel Gjoleka
Zenel Gjoleka (1805-1852) was an Albanian revolutionary fighter born in Kuç of Kurvelesh who participated in rebellions against the Ottoman Empire central authority, being against reforms of Tanzimat (that decreased the power of the local Albania ...
he died fighting as a mercenary against Montenegrin forces. His grave is located in the
Shpuza, Montenegro.
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1809 births
1852 deaths
Albanian activists
People from Janina vilayet
19th-century Albanian people