Spiro Bellkameni (1885-1912) was an

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

military commander and activist of the

Albanian National Awakening The Albanian National Awakening ( sq, Rilindja or ), commonly known as the Albanian Renaissance or Albanian Revival, is a period throughout the 19th and 20th century of a cultural, political and social movement in the Albanian history where the ...

. He led one of the most important bands during the Albanian revolts of the 1900-1910s.

Life

Born in Bellkamen, in the Manastir Vilayet of the

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in 1885 he was a close associate of

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and

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. In 1906 he was a member of

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's band that assassinated the Pontic Greek bishop of Korçë Photios as retribution for the assassination of Kristo Negovani, which was instigated by Photios. During the

Albanian Revolt of 1911 The Albanian revolt of 1911 or the Malësori uprising of 1911 was one of many Albanian revolts in the Ottoman Empire and lasted from 24 March 1911 until 4 August 1911 in the region of Malësia. Background The main headquarters of the rebels ...

he defeated an Ottoman contingent in

Mali i Thatë Mali i Thatë ( mk, Сува Гора, ''Suva Gora''; rup, Malethate, Malethata) is a mountain in southeast Albania; with a part of it being in the southwest of North Macedonia (known with the name Galičica and declared a National Park) with the ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bellkameni, Spiro 1885 births 1912 deaths People from Manastir vilayet Activists of the Albanian National Awakening People from Perasma