Salih Gjuka (1876-1925) was an Albanian teacher 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 ...

. The first teacher of Albanian in the Ottoman gymnasium of Uskub, in 1912 he became one of the signatories of the

Albanian Declaration of Independence The Albanian Declaration of Independence ( Albanian: ''Deklarata e Pavarësisë'') was the declaration of independence of Albania from the Ottoman Empire. Independent Albania was proclaimed in Vlorë on 28 November 1912. Six days later the Ass ...

and member of the assembly of the

Independent Albania Independent Albania ( sq, Shqipëria e Pavarur) was a parliamentary state declared in Vlorë (at the time part of Ottoman Empire) on 28 November 1912. Its assembly was constituted on the same day while its government and senate were established ...

as representative of Pejë. During its session held on 4 December 1912 the

Assembly of Vlorë The Assembly of Vlorë ( sq, Kuvendi i Vlorës) was an Albanian assembly constituted during the All-Albanian Congress in Vlorë, on November 28, 1912. Background The All-Albanian Congress or ''Albanian National Congress'' or ''Albanian Ind ...

elected Gjuka to be a member of the

Senate of Albania The Elderly Assembly ( sq, Pleqënia) was a senate of Albania which independence was declared on 28 November 1912 in Vlorë (then Ottoman Empire, today Republic of Albania). The senate was established on the 4 December 1912 by the Assembly of Vlor� ...

. In 1913 he served as the head of the education department of the district of

Berat Berat (; sq-definite, Berati) is the ninth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Berat County and Berat Municipality. By air, it is north of Gjirokastër, west of Korçë, south of Tirana, and east of Fier. Berat is located in ...

, where he died in 1925.

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19th-century Albanian educators 20th-century Albanian educators Signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence Politicians from Peja People from Kosovo vilayet 1876 births 1925 deaths Activists of the Albanian National Awakening People from Berat All-Albanian Congress delegates Tuberculosis deaths in Albania {{Albania-bio-stub