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Sherif Langu
Sherif Langu (also known as ''Sherif Lëngu'', 1877, Debar – 9 March 1956) was an Albanian Muslim cleric who served as chairman of the Muslim Community of Albania from 1942 until 1945. Biography Born in Debar, present-day North Macedonia (then Ottoman Empire) to an ethnic Albanian family. He and his family were Muslims and spoke Albanian in the Gheg dialect. He received his religious schooling from the local town madrasa and was later appointed imam. Langu took part in the great Assembly of Dibra on February 27, 1899. After graduating from the madrasa, he continued his high school education in Bitola and in 1904 went to study theology in Istanbul. In December 1908, he formed the "Bashkimi" club of Debar. As leader of the club's administrative council, along with other activists such as Kadri Fishta, Riza Rusi, Eqerem Cami, Ibrahim Xhidri, Abdullah Tërshana and Ibrahim Jegeni, he carried out vigorous activities for the benefit of the national cause. His grandfather Selim Rusi, s ...
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