Visar Dodani was an Albanian

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 journalist and activist of the Albanian National Awakening.

Life

Visar Dodani was born in Korçë

Korçë

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, southern Albania

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 in 1857. In 1880 he moved to Bucharest

Bucharest

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, Romania

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, where he joined the Albanian association Drita (Light), major organization of the Albanian National Awakening. In Romania, Dodani frequently wrote articles in Romanian newspapers regarding Albanian-related issues. In 1896 the Romanian government

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offered him Romanian citizenship. Visar Dodani was also a founding member of the nationalist organization Lidhja Shqiptare Ortodokse.

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