Ndoc Çoba (1870–1945) was an Albanian economist, publicist and politician who served as Minister of Finances in the Delvina Government.

Biography

Ndoc Çoba was born on July 27, 1870, in

Shkodër Shkodër ( , ; sq-definite, Shkodra; historically known as Scodra or Scutari) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, fifth-most-populous city of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. Shkodër has been List of o ...

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then

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. After completing his high school education at the Saverian College in his hometown, he attended the Faculty of Economics in

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where he met his future wife, Shaqe Shiroka. By 1908, he was a member of the "Gjuha Shqipe" club which was founded by Kel Marubi. In 1913, he was named director of customs in Shkodër. From 1914 to 1915 he served as a member of the commission for the administration of Shkodër. Çoba participated at the

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in 1918 and that of

Lushnjë Lushnjë (; locally ''Lushnje'' ; sq-definite, Lushnja) is a city and municipality in west-central Albania. The municipality's population is 63,135 as of the 2023 census, in a total area of . History In January 1920, Lushnje was a provis ...

in 1920. Shortly after, he joined the cabinet of Sulejman Delvina as Minister of Finances. From August 27, 1937, until June 24, 1939, he served as mayor of Shkodër Municipality. He was elected meeting chairman of the Peza Conference on September 16, 1942. Two months later, Çoba was captured by fascist authorities and interned to the island of

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. Following the Italian capitulation in the war, he returned to Albania and became actively involved in the Legality Movement which was formed after the meeting that took place on November 21, 1943, in Herr, outside

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. In January 1945, he was arrested by the communists and charged as a Nazi collaborator. He died on March 6, 1945, after three months of torture.

References

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