Zyhdi Ohri (1870 – 1931), also known as Zuhdi bey Ohri was a 19th-century Albanian patriot, politician, and lawyer. He was a representative of

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and Struga in the

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held on November 28, 1912, and one of the 40 signatories of the

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Biography

Early life

Zyhdi Ohri was born in

, Manastir Vilayet of

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, today's

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. He completed the elementary school in one of the Ottoman schools in his home town. He studied jurisprudence at the

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, where he then graduated as a lawyer. In the summer of 1897, Zyhdi Ohri returns to his homeland.

Patriotic and political activity

After returning from

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, his nationalist ideologies began to emerge when, together with other prominent Albanian nationalists, such as

Hamdi Ohri Hamdi Ohri (also Hamdi Bey Qoku Ohri; February 4, 1872 in Ohrid, Ottoman Empire - November 24, 1938 in Tirana, Albanian Kingdom ) was a 19th-century Albanian rilindas and politician. He was one of the delegates of the Albanian Declaration of Indep ...

and Murad Sojliu, began organizing the peoples of the

, Strugë, and Velešta regions by forming cheta also preventing conscription by the Ottoman army. As an Albanian nationalist, he participated in the

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(1899-1900). He was member of the Secret Committee for the Liberation of Albania based in Monastir, and had his own '' cheta'' (guerrilla group) active during 1911-1912. In November 1912 he represented Ohrid ( sq, Ohri) in Vlore during the Albanian Declaration of Independence. He was one of the signatories, signing as "Zuhdi Ohri". He was appointed as counselor of the Head of Senate, position held by

Vehbi Dibra Abdyl Aziz Vehbi Agolli mostly known as Haxhi Vehbi Dibra (12 March 1867 – 24 March 1937) was an Albanian mufti, theologian, politician and a delegate of Dibër at the Albanian Declaration of Independence. He was elected as chairman of th ...

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In 1920, he participated in the

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19th-century Albanian politicians 20th-century Albanian politicians Signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence Albanians from the Ottoman Empire People from Ohrid People from Manastir vilayet All-Albanian Congress delegates 1870 births 1931 deaths {{Albania-bio-stub