Shote Galica
Shote Galica | |
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 Azem Galica and Shota Galica | |
| Born | Qerime Radisheva 10 November 1895 |
| Died | 1 July 1927 (aged 31) Fushë-Krujë, Albanian Republic (today Albania) |
| Spouse | Azem Galica |
| Awards |  Hero of the People |
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| Service | Albanian guerrilla, (Kachak) |
| Years of service | 1915–1927 |
| Rank | commander |
| Battles / wars | Balkan war |
Shote Galica (10 November 1895 – 1 July 1927), born as Qerime Radisheva, was a Kachak Albanian insurgent. She has been declared a People's Heroine of Albania.[1][2]
Biography
She was born in Radisheve village of Drenica region in Kosovo. She was the sister of 6 brothers. She married Azem Galica in 1915.[3] In 1919 Shote took part, in the Uprising of Dukagjin and in Junik in 1921–23. In 1925 after the death of her husband, Azem Galica, She took over as a head of his band and fought together with Bajram Curri in Has of Prizren and Lumë. She is remembered for having captured a Serb military commander and a number of soldiers at Çikatova, in July 1927, she withdrew to Albania and spend her final months in Fushë-Kruja, where she died. Shote Galica was a virtual legend in her time. She is remembered for the saying Life without knowledge is like a war without weapons.[4]
As national heroes, Shote Galica and her husband Azem fully embodied the values of the Kosovar Albanian resistance.[5] The Albanian people honored these two fighters for defending the national cause, celebrating them as martyrs of the nation. Their sacrifice was seen as an integral part of the national effort to liberate Kosovo from Serbian rule. For a long time the killing of the Galica and many other rebels has been an example to those who defended the cause of the Albanian resistance against repression and inequality in Kosovo.
Family
In July 1924 she took part in the battle for Drenica (Arbania e Vogël, Little Albania). In July 1925 after the death of her husband Azem Galica, she continued to fight and lead Albanian warriors of Kosovo. Along with hundreds of fighters from the former Kosovo Vilayet in December 1924, interventionist armies fought against Royal Yugoslav forces.
See also
References
- ^ Elsie, Robert (2004). Historical Dictionary of Kosova. The Scarecrow Press. p. 63. ISBN 0-8108-5309-4.
- ^ Elsie, Robert (2013). A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9781780764313.
- ^ Mehmet Bislimi, Shote Galica / Qerime Halili 1895 - 1927 (in Albanian), retrieved 2014-12-12,
Shota e Radisheves, ishte moter e gjashte vellezerve...njohu Azem Galicen, me te cilin u martua ne vitin 1915
- ^ Elsie, Robert (2010-11-15). Historical Dictionary of Kosovo. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810874831.
- ^ "Shote Galica", Wikipedia (in Italian), 2021-08-24, retrieved 2021-11-09
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