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T<\/span>e<\/span>m<\/span>e<\/span> Sejko, a rear admiral, was born in <\/span>Konispol<\/span> of Sa<\/span>ran<\/span>da. He comple<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span>d his secondary educa<\/span>t<\/span>ion in Gjirokas<\/span>t<\/span>ër, Shkodër, and <\/span>T<\/span>i<\/span>ran<\/span>a, where he<\/span> became ac<\/span>t<\/span>ive in an<\/span>t<\/span>i-fascis<\/span>t<\/span> ac<\/span>t<\/span>ivi<\/span>t<\/span>ies in 1941. Sejko la<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span>r re<\/span>t<\/span>urned <\/span>t<\/span>o <\/span>Konispol<\/span>, where he worked on forming <\/span>t<\/span>he par<\/span>t<\/span>isan de<\/span>t<\/span>achmen<\/span>t<\/span> “<\/span>Çamëria<\/span>” and was appoin<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span>d in charge of <\/span>t<\/span>he you<\/span>t<\/span>h of <\/span>t<\/span>he de<\/span>t<\/span>achmen<\/span>t<\/span> in 1943. Wi<\/span>t<\/span>h <\/span>t<\/span>he es<\/span>t<\/span>ablishmen<\/span>t<\/span> of <\/span>t<\/span>he 1s<\/span>t<\/span> Brigade,<\/span> he was <\/span>designa<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span>d<\/span> as company commissar in 1943, <\/span>t<\/span>hen became ba<\/span>t<\/span>t<\/span>alion commissar and a member of <\/span>t<\/span>he brigade’s poli<\/span>t<\/span>ical sec<\/span>t<\/span>ion. He served as depu<\/span>t<\/span>y commissioner of <\/span>t<\/span>he XVIII Assaul<\/span>t<\/span> Brigade in Oc<\/span>t<\/span>ober 1944 and <\/span>t<\/span>hen led <\/span>t<\/span>he poli<\/span>t<\/span>ical sec<\/span>t<\/span>ion of <\/span>t<\/span>he II Ass<\/span>aul<\/span>t<\/span> Division, <\/span>ul<\/span>t<\/span>ima<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span>ly heading<\/span> t<\/span>he Direc<\/span>t<\/span>ora<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span> of People’s Pro<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span>c<\/span>t<\/span>ion wi<\/span>t<\/span>h <\/span>t<\/span>he <\/span>ran<\/span>k of “major” in December 1944. Sejko comple<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span>d his higher s<\/span>t<\/span>udies a<\/span>t<\/span> t<\/span>he “Frunze” Mili<\/span>t<\/span>ary Academy in Moscow from 1945 <\/span>t<\/span>o 1948 and was appoin<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span>d division chief of s<\/span>t<\/span>aff in<\/span> December 1948, division commander in May 1949, and direc<\/span>t<\/span>or of <\/span>t<\/span>he Reconnaissance Direc<\/span>t<\/span>ora<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span> a<\/span>t<\/span> t<\/span>he Minis<\/span>t<\/span>ry of Defense from Sep<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span>m<\/span>ber 1949 <\/span>t<\/span>o 1955. Be<\/span>t<\/span>ween 1955 and 1957, he a<\/span>t<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span>nded <\/span>t<\/span>he Academy of <\/span>t<\/span>he General S<\/span>t<\/span>aff “Voroshilov” in Moscow. <\/span>In January 19<\/span>58, he became <\/span>t<\/span>he commander of <\/span>t<\/span>he Navy and was promo<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span>d <\/span>t<\/span>o <\/span>t<\/span>he <\/span>ran<\/span>k of rear admiral.<\/span> He was also a member of <\/span>t<\/span>he People’s Assembly from 1950 <\/span>t<\/span>o 1954. However, on July 28, 1960, he was arres<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span>d and <\/span>subsequen<\/span>t<\/span>ly<\/span> accused by a mili<\/span>t<\/span>ary cour<\/span>t<\/span> on May 15, 1961, <\/span>of being an agen<\/span>t<\/span> for foreign secre<\/span>t<\/span> services, leading <\/span>t<\/span>o his dea<\/span>t<\/span>h sen<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span>nce. <\/span>T<\/span>he execu<\/span>t<\/span>ion was carried ou<\/span>t<\/span> la<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span>r in 1961. <\/span><\/span>(In <\/em><\/span>t<\/span>he pho<\/span>t<\/span>o: <\/span>T<\/span>e<\/span>m<\/span>e<\/span><\/em> Sejko<\/em>)<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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T<\/span>e<\/span>x<\/span>t<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span><\/span> Albanian encyclopedic dic<\/span>t<\/span>ionary – Vol. 3<\/span><\/span>, Academy of Sciences of Albania, “Kris<\/span>t<\/span>alina-KH”, <\/span>T<\/span>i<\/span>ran<\/span>a, <\/span>2009, page 2309.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pho<\/span>t<\/span><\/strong>o<\/strong>: <\/span><\/span>© h<\/span>t<\/span>t<\/span>ps:\/\/sq.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/<\/span>T<\/span>e<\/span>m<\/span>e<\/span>_Sejko<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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