Emin Duraku

Emin Duraku (1918 – 23 December 1942) was an Albanian Yugoslav partisan active during World War II in Yugoslavia as an organizer of the liberation struggle in Kosovo. He was posthumously proclaimed a national hero of Albania and Yugoslavia.

Emin Duraku
Duraku on a 1973 Yugoslavian stamp
Born	1 January 1918 Gjakova, Kosovo
Died	23 December 1942(1942-12-23) (aged 24) Lipljan, Kosovo
Nationality	Albanian
Awards	Hero of the People

Biography

Duraku was born in Gjakova in 1918.^[1] He was an early Albanian member of the Yugoslav communist movement. He returned to his home region in 1939 and was part of the bureau of the party's regional committee. Duraku was killed by fascist forces in Lipljan and became a martyr to the communist cause. Following his death, an Albanian partisan unit, formed in January 1943, was named after him.^[1] An elementary school in Tirana and one in Shtime also named after him.