Konstantinos Skenderis
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Konstantinos Skenderis was a Greek
journalist and author. He was born in Korça
, modern southeast Albania
, when the city was under Ottoman
rule. From 1910 he published the newspaper named O Pelasgos ( The Pelasgian)
When his homeland came under Greek administration (Oct. 1914-Sept. 1916), Skenderis got elected as member of the Greek Parliament for the Korytsa Prefecture in the following elections (December 1915). From 1916 he lived in Athens were he continued to publish his newspaper until 1940.
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
journalist and author. He was born in Korça
Korča
Korča is a village in the municipality of Hadžići, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
, modern southeast Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
, when the city was under Ottoman
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...
rule. From 1910 he published the newspaper named O Pelasgos ( The Pelasgian)
When his homeland came under Greek administration (Oct. 1914-Sept. 1916), Skenderis got elected as member of the Greek Parliament for the Korytsa Prefecture in the following elections (December 1915). From 1916 he lived in Athens were he continued to publish his newspaper until 1940.
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- Ιστορία της αρχαίας και συγχρόνου Μοσχοπόλεως [History of MoscopoleMoscopoleMoscopole was a cultural and commercial center of the Aromanians, and now a small municipality in Korçë District, modern southeastern Albania. At its peak, in the mid 18th century, it hosted the first printing press in the Balkans outside Istanbul, educational institutions and numerous churches...
.] K. Skenderis. (Greek) - Issues of 'Pelasgos' http://pc-3.lib.uoi.gr:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/HASH99700dfcfd2eca99300869/1/doc.pdf, http://pc-3.lib.uoi.gr:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/HASH01cf2c044ade559cc60f954b/1/doc.pdf. (Greek)