Rexhep Mitrovica

Rexhep Mitrovica (15 January 1888 – 21 May 1967) was a Prime Minister of Albania's government under Nazi Germany.

Rexhep Mitrovica
19th Prime Minister of Albania
In office 4 November 1943 – 16 June 1944
Preceded by	Ekrem Libohova
Succeeded by	Fiqri Dine
9th Minister of Education
In office 24 December 1921 – 25 February 1924
Preceded by	Aleksandër Xhuvani
Succeeded by	Fahri Rashiti
Personal details
Born	15 January 1888[1] Mitrovica, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Kosovo)
Died	21 May 1967(1967-05-21) (aged 79) Istanbul, Turkey
Political party	Balli Kombëtar
Children	3
Occupation	Teacher
Awards	Order of Freedom (Kosovo)[2]
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Biography

Rexhep Mitrovica in the 1920s

Prime minister

After German occupation of Albania, on 6 November 1943, Berlin announced that the regents and the assembly had formed a government headed by Rexhep Mitrovica, an active member of the Balli Kombëtar from Kosovo.^[3]

With control over Kosovo and the creation of an Independent State of Albania, Mitrovica exacted revenge on the Serb colonists, killing and expelling thousands of Serbs.^[4]

On 18 July 1944 Rexhep Mitrovica resigned due to illness.^{[5][failed verification]}

Exile and death

His grandson, Redjep Mitrovitsa is an actor of Comédie-Française.^{[citation needed]}

Sources

• Owen Pearson, Albania and King Zog: Independence, republic and monarchy 1908-1939, London, Tauris, 2004, ISBN 1-84511-013-7.
• Owen Pearson, Albania in occupation and war: From fascism to communism, 1940-1945, London, Tauris, 2005, ISBN 1-84511-014-5.