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Mehmet<\/span> Hasan<\/span> pashë <\/span>Derralla<\/span>, <\/span>military<\/span> leader<\/span> and<\/span> First<\/span> Minister<\/span> of<\/span> War<\/span> in the <\/span>Government<\/span> of<\/span> Ismail<\/span> Qemali<\/span>, <\/span>was<\/span> born<\/span> in the <\/span>village<\/span> of<\/span> Gradec<\/span> in the <\/span>vicinity<\/span> of<\/span> Tetova. He <\/span>took<\/span> his<\/span> first<\/span> lessons<\/span> in <\/span>his<\/span> ho<\/span>metown<\/span>, <\/span>then<\/span> continued<\/span> his<\/span> secondary<\/span> sc<\/span>ho<\/span>oling<\/span> at the Manastir <\/span>high<\/span> sc<\/span>ho<\/span>ol<\/span>. He <\/span>continued<\/span> his<\/span> studies<\/span> at the <\/span>Military<\/span> Sc<\/span>ho<\/span>ol<\/span> in <\/span>Istanbul<\/span>. <\/span>After<\/span> completing<\/span> his<\/span> studies<\/span>, he <\/span>held<\/span> a <\/span>number<\/span> of<\/span> positions<\/span> in the <\/span>Ottoman<\/span> army<\/span>. <\/span>Meanwhile<\/span>, he <\/span>also<\/span> made<\/span> a <\/span>career<\/span> in the <\/span>Ottoman<\/span> gendarmerie<\/span>. As a <\/span>professional<\/span> in <\/span>this<\/span> field<\/span>, he <\/span>was<\/span> promoted<\/span> by the <\/span>Istanbul<\/span> government<\/span> and<\/span> sent<\/span> to <\/span>various<\/span> military<\/span> missions<\/span> in the <\/span>provinces<\/span> of<\/span> the <\/span>Empire<\/span>. As a <\/span>soldier<\/span>, he <\/span>also<\/span> served<\/span> in the <\/span>vilayet<\/span> of<\/span> Kosovo<\/span> and<\/span> Manastir. <\/span>Early<\/span> on<\/span> he <\/span>came<\/span> into<\/span> contact<\/span> with<\/span> leaders<\/span> of<\/span> the <\/span>Albanian<\/span> National<\/span> Movement<\/span>. At a <\/span>young<\/span> age, he <\/span>participated<\/span> in the <\/span>Assembly<\/span> of<\/span> the <\/span>Albanian<\/span> League<\/span> of<\/span> Prizren (1878) <\/span>and<\/span> then<\/span> was<\/span> a participant in the <\/span>Assembly<\/span> of<\/span> the <\/span>League<\/span> of<\/span> Peja in 1899. He <\/span>was<\/span> also<\/span> an <\/span>active<\/span> participant <\/span>and<\/span> leader<\/span> of<\/span> the <\/span>uprisings<\/span> of<\/span> 1908-1912. He <\/span>participated<\/span> in the <\/span>Assembly<\/span> of<\/span> Independence in Vlora (1912). In the <\/span>national<\/span> government<\/span> of<\/span> Ismail<\/span> Qemali<\/span>, <\/span>Mehmet<\/span> Derralla<\/span> was<\/span> appointed<\/span> Minister<\/span> of<\/span> War<\/span>. <\/span>Because<\/span> of<\/span> his<\/span> continuous<\/span> activity<\/span> in <\/span>support<\/span> of<\/span> the <\/span>Albanian<\/span> national<\/span> movement<\/span>, he <\/span>was<\/span> followed<\/span> by the <\/span>Istanbul<\/span> government<\/span> and<\/span>, <\/span>after<\/span> 1916, <\/span>also<\/span> by Serbia <\/span>and<\/span> Montenegro<\/span>. He <\/span>was<\/span> killed<\/span> in Podgorica <\/span>, in 1918. <\/span><\/span>(In the <\/span>p<\/span>ho<\/span>to<\/span>: <\/span>Mehmet<\/span> Derralla<\/span>)<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Text<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span><\/span> The <\/span>encyclopedic<\/span> dictionary<\/span> of<\/span> Kosovo<\/span> – Vol. I <\/span><\/span>, <\/span>Academy<\/span> of<\/span> Sciences<\/span> and<\/span> Arts<\/span> of<\/span> Kosovo<\/span>, Prishtina, 2018, page 315.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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P<\/span>ho<\/span>to<\/span><\/strong>: <\/span><\/span>© <\/span><\/span>https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mehmet_Pash%C3%<\/span>A<\/span>B_Deralla<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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