Shahin Dino was an

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politician and diplomat in the

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and independent

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. He was born 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 ...

in modern

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during the 19th century to the notable local Dino family. In 1897 he was one of the local volunteer irregulars who defended Preveza during the Greco-Turkish War (1897), Greco-Turkish War of 1897 against Greek troops. During the Second Constitutional Era (Ottoman Empire), Second Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire he was elected deputy of the ''sanjak'' of Preveza. After the Albanian declaration of independence, declaration of independence of

he served as Minister of Interior from September 17, 1914 to January 27, 1916.

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