Myslim Peza (1 May 1897 – 7 February 1984) was a distinguished

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 ...

veteran who led the anti-fascist movement ''"Çeta e Pezës"'', the members of which founded the Communist Party of Albania. Peza came to Albania from

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

in the summer of 1939, and immediately began anti-Italian action in his area. He received financial support from the Yugoslav authorities through his friend

Haxhi Lleshi Haxhi Lleshi (1 May 1913 – 1 January 1998) was an Albanian military leader and communist politician who served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania from 1953 to 1982. Biograp ...

, whom he had met while in exile in Yugoslavia. In June 1940 he passed to full illegality. The

Conference of Pezë The National Liberation Movement ( sq, Lëvizja Nacional-Çlirimtare; or ''Lëvizja Antifashiste Nacional-Çlirimtare'' (LANÇ)), also translated as National Liberation Front, was an Albanian communist resistance organization that fought in World ...

was held in his home. He served as deputy chairman of the presidium of the

People's Assembly of Albania The Parliament of Albania ( sq, Kuvendi i Shqipërisë) or Kuvendi is the unicameral representative body of the citizens of the Republic of Albania; it is Albania's legislature. The Parliament is composed of no less than 140 members elected to a ...

between 1946 and 1982. His name was mentioned in a

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report of 1952 as a

n informant, together with Haxhi Lleshi.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Peza, Myslim People from Tirana 1897 births 1984 deaths 19th-century Albanian people Albanian resistance members 20th-century Albanian politicians Government ministers of Albania Deputy Prime Ministers of Albania Albanian expatriates in Yugoslavia Heroes of Albania Labour Party of Albania politicians