Biography Anton Harapi
1 biography
1.1 life
1.2 world war ii
1.3 death
biography
early life
anton harapi born on january 5, 1888, in shiroka , educated in shkodër. had gone secondary school @ monastic schools in meran , hall in tyrol franciscans. had studied theology in rome. anton harapi supported , respected diverse religious differences of albanians, due religion had never divided albanians, viewed single blood brotherhood.
from 1923 1931, taught @ franciscan college in shkodër , director. anton harapi highly esteemed patriotism , persuasiveness. highly regarded throughout albania depth , eloquence of talks , erudition on religious topics.
world war ii
members of albanian cabinet - left right: fuat dibra, mihal zallari, mehdi frashëri, father anton harapi, rexhep mitrovica , vehbi frashëri
after union italy officially dissolved; many of laws passed after italian invasion revoked, , albania declared independent state. assembly announced albania governed regency of four- 1 representative each of albania s 4 major religious communities. albanian catholics represented prior of franciscans in shkodër, father anton harapi, maintained connections both kosovars , albanian partisans. learning of appointment, partisan emissaries unsuccessfully attempted dissuade him accepting. hermann neubacher seemed have developed warm personal relationship harapi, in part because harapi had received of education @ monastery school of meran , hall in tyrol.
the leadership of council designed rotate, anton harapi argued catholic monk accept no position in forced sanction death penalty.
death
after partisans declared victory in tirana , germans began withdrawal, hermann neubacher earnestly besought anton harapi leave country , offered him aircraft. however, harapi thanked him, informed him god had called him and, if god’s will, die duties priest.
the communists, looking everywhere him, broke house staying, not find him. on departing, noticed dentures in glass of water , went talk owner of house. when began mistreat fleeing owners, harapi crawled out hiding place , surrendered.
on february 14, 1946, father anton harapi, along fellow regency council member, lef nosi , former prime minister, maliq bey bushati, sentenced death military tribunal in tirana, accused of being quislings in services of italy , germany. general prosecutor, misto treska, sought execution , confiscation of property. during night taken prison cell firing squad , shot. buried in unmarked grave @ unknown location on outskirts of tirana.
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