Dom Dedë Plani was born in Shkodër. He studied philosophy at the Papal Seminary of Shkodër and theology in Innsbruck, Austria, at the Canisianum College of the Jesuits.
In a place called Bokë e Devës (Gjakovë), on a road in the minefield laid by Serbian forces, Sadedin Shehu, a fighter of the Kosovo Liberation Army and a martyr, was killed.
Hajdar Tafa, a participant in the National Liberation Anti-Fascist War and in the People's Defense units, a People's Hero, was killed in the Fan area of Mirdita.
Jani Minga was an activist of the Albanian school, of the National Renaissance, the "Democratic Movement" (1920-1924), and a Teacher of the People, was born in Shënpjetër in Fier.