Veli Gërra

Veli Gërra was a leading member of the Albanian independence movement and one of the signatories of Albanian Declaration of Independence, representing the region of Cameria.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Born in Gumenica,^[4] Ottoman Empire, now in modern Greece, Gërra was a teacher and a benefactor for Albanian schools.^[2] After the proclamation of the Albanian independence, Gërra gave an important contribution to the consolidation of the newly formed Ismail Qemali government, and to the defense of the Albanian territories from Greek chauvinism during the Greek Occupation of Albania.^[4] He was between the Albanian representatives of the Vlore Kuvend to protest against the Great Powers' decision to award to Greece south Albanian territories in 1913.^[4]

References

1. "History of Albanian People" By the Albanian Academy of Science ISBN 978-1-884964-98-5
2. Kuçuku, Bashkim. Shkrim-këndimi dhe shkolla shqipe në Çamëri [Songwriting and Albanian schools in Chameria] (PDF). Konferenca e II ne Shqip-bequir (in Albanian). Instituti i Studimeve per Camerine. pp. 16–21.
3. Anamali, Skënder; Kristaq Prifti (2002). Historia e popullit shqiptar në katër vëllime (History of Albanian People in four volumes) (in Albanian). Albanian Academy of Science. ISBN 978-99927-1-622-9.
4. Shurdhi, Bujar (29 November 2007). "Çamët, pjesëmarrës në Kuvendin Kuq e Zi, të Vlorës (Participants split at the red-black assembly of Vlorë)". Gazeta Ndryshe (in Albanian). Retrieved 8 January 2010.
5. Albanian Academy of Science. History of Albanian People. Tirana: Botimet Toena, 2007. ISBN 978-99943-1-269-6
6. Robert Elsie. The Declaration of Albanian Independence
7. Lef Nosi. Dokumenta historike për t'i shërbye historiës tone kombëtare. Tirana: Instituti i Historisë, 2007. ISBN 978-99956-10-04-3. (in Albanian)