Abaz Kupi

Abaz Kupi
Abaz Kupi
Founder of the Legaliteti movement
Personal details
Born(1892-08-06)6 August 1892
Akçahisar, Ottoman Empire
Today Krujë, Albania
Died17 January 1976(1976-01-17) (aged 83)
New York City, United States
Political partyLegaliteti
ChildrenPetrit Kupi
OccupationSoldier Politician

Abaz Kupi (6 August 1892 – 17 January 1976) or Abas Kupi. He was also known as Bazi i Canës. He was an Albanian military officer.

Kupi was born in Krujë.[1] He served as commander of the gendarmerie of the town of Kruja, and later of the town of Durrës. As a royalist, he created the Legality Movement in Albania, which promoted the return to the throne of Zog of Albania. During the Cold War Kupi was a member of the Free Albania National Committee, which intended to overthrow the communist regime in Albania and to return the monarchy.

He was later awarded the Military Order of Bravery (Brave Class).[2]

  1. ^ Pearson, Owen (2006). Albania as Dictatorship and Democracy: From Isolation to the Kosovo War, 1946-1998. London: The Centre for Albanian Studies. p. 633. ISBN 1-84511-105-2.
  2. ^ "Albanian Royal Family - Royal Decorations and Warrents". Albanianroyalcourt.al. Archived from the original on 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2013-12-24.

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