Iliaz Vrioni
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Iliaz Vrioni was an Albanian
politician and land owner. He served as Prime Minister of Albania three times.
, Province of Ioannina
of the Ottoman Empire
and died in Paris in 1932. Member of the great Bey
family of Berat
, Fier
and Myzeqe, formerly cities and regions of the Ottoman Province of Ioannina, presently in Albania. Son of Mehmet Ali Pasha Vrioni, a high dignitary of the administration of the Ottoman Empire.
Iliaz Vrioni was one of the signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
in 1912. He served three times as Prime Minister and five times as Minister of Foreign Affairs. He died in Paris in 1932, while serving his second mandate as the Plenipotentiary Minister of the Kingdom of Albania to Paris and London.
Iliaz Vrioni was decorated in 1920s with the order of Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur of the French Republic.
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
politician and land owner. He served as Prime Minister of Albania three times.
Biography
Iliaz Vrioni, was born in 1882 in BeratBerat
Berat is a town located in south-central Albania. As of 2009, the town has an estimated population of around 71,000 people. It is the capital of both the District of Berat and the larger County of Berat...
, Province of Ioannina
Ioannina
Ioannina , often called Jannena within Greece, is the largest city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a population of 70,203 . It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 meters above sea level, on the western shore of lake Pamvotis . It is located within the Ioannina municipality, and is the...
of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
and died in Paris in 1932. Member of the great Bey
Bey
Bey is a title for chieftain, traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups. Accoding to some sources, the word "Bey" is of Turkish language In historical accounts, many Turkish, other Turkic and Persian leaders are titled Bey, Beg, Bek, Bay, Baig or Beigh. They are all the same word...
family of Berat
Berat
Berat is a town located in south-central Albania. As of 2009, the town has an estimated population of around 71,000 people. It is the capital of both the District of Berat and the larger County of Berat...
, Fier
Fier
Fieri is a city in southwest Albania, in the district and county of the same name. It is located at , and has a population of 82,297 . Fier is from the ruins of the ancient Greek city of Apollonia.-History :...
and Myzeqe, formerly cities and regions of the Ottoman Province of Ioannina, presently in Albania. Son of Mehmet Ali Pasha Vrioni, a high dignitary of the administration of the Ottoman Empire.
Iliaz Vrioni was one of the signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
Albanian Declaration of Independence
The Albanian Declaration of Independence is the declaration of independence of the Albanian Vilayet from the Ottoman Empire. Albania was proclaimed independent in Vlorë on November 28, 1912.-Background:...
in 1912. He served three times as Prime Minister and five times as Minister of Foreign Affairs. He died in Paris in 1932, while serving his second mandate as the Plenipotentiary Minister of the Kingdom of Albania to Paris and London.
Iliaz Vrioni was decorated in 1920s with the order of Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur of the French Republic.
Political Activity
- Signatory of the Albanian Declaration of IndependenceAlbanian Declaration of IndependenceThe Albanian Declaration of Independence is the declaration of independence of the Albanian Vilayet from the Ottoman Empire. Albania was proclaimed independent in Vlorë on November 28, 1912.-Background:...
: 28 November 1912 - Prime Minister of Albania: 19 November 1920 – 1 Jully 1921
- Prime Minister of Albania: 11 Jully 1921 – 16 October 1921
- Prime Minister of Albania and Minister of Foreign Affairs: 27 May 1924 – 10 June 1924
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania: 30 Mars 1924 – 27 May 1924
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania: 12 February 1927 – 21 October 1927
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania et Vice-Minister of Justice: 26 October 1927 – 21 May 1928
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania: 11 May 1928 – 1 September 1928
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania: 5 September 1928 – 13 January 1929
- Plenipotentiary Minister of Albania in Paris and London: 1925 – 1926
- Plenipotentiary Minister of Albania in Paris et London: 1929 – 1932
See also
- Omar Pasha Vrioni IIOmar Pasha Vrioni II-Biography:Omer Pasha Vrioni II, 1839-1928. Member of the great Bey family of Berat, Fier and Myzeqe, formerly cities and regions of the Ottoman Province of Ioannina, presently in Albania....
- Sami Bey VrioniSami Bey VrioniSami Bey Vrioni was a politician, diplomat, and a minister of Albania.-Biography:Sami Bey Vrioni was a member of the great Bey family of Berat, Fier and Myzeqe, formerly cities and regions of the Ottoman Province of Ioannina, presently in Albania.He was one of the signatories of the Albanian...
- Albanian Declaration of IndependenceAlbanian Declaration of IndependenceThe Albanian Declaration of Independence is the declaration of independence of the Albanian Vilayet from the Ottoman Empire. Albania was proclaimed independent in Vlorë on November 28, 1912.-Background:...
See also
- History of AlbaniaHistory of AlbaniaThe history of Albania emerges from the prehistoric stage from the 4th century BC, with early records of Illyria in Greco-Roman historiography. The modern territory of Albania has no counterpart in antiquity, comprising parts of the Roman provinces of Dalmatia , Macedonia , and Moesia Superior...
- List of Prime Ministers of Albania