Rasih Dino (1865–1927 or 1928) was an
Albanian
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**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
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politician, diplomat and a figure of the
Albanian national movement of the early 20th century.
Life
Rasih Dino was born in 1865 in
Preveza
Preveza ( el, Πρέβεζα, ) is a city in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located on the northern peninsula at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the regional unit of Preveza, which is part of the region of Epiru ...
to the notable Dino family of the area. His father was
Abedin Dino, one of the founders of the
League of Prizren.
Rasih Dino's children include
Ali, famous cartoonist and member of the
Hellenic Parliament
The Hellenic Parliament ( el, Ελληνικό Κοινοβούλιο, Elliniko Kinovoulio; formally titled el, Βουλή των Ελλήνων, Voulí ton Ellínon, Boule (ancient Greece), Boule of the Greeks, Hellenes, label=none), also kno ...
, Leyla Dino Ileri,
Abidin (named after his father Abidin) famous painter, and Ahmet (named after Rasih's grandfather
Ahmed
Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet.
Etymology
The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...
). In 1908 he funded along with
Musa Demi and other locals of
Filiates the first Albanian-language school of the town.
In 1913 he was the head of the delegation of
Albania that signed the
Treaty of London The Treaty of London or London Convention or similar may refer to:
*Treaty of London (1358), established a truce between England and France following the Battle of Poitiers
*Treaty of London (1359), which ceded western France to England
*Treaty of ...
. The other two members of the delegation were Mehmet Konica and Filip Noga.
Rasih Dino died at the end of 1927 or the beginning of 1928 in
Adana.
Sources
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1865 births
1920s deaths
Albanian politicians
People from Preveza
Activists of the Albanian National Awakening
Rasih