Dhimitër Beratti or Berati (15 October 1886 – 8 September 1970) was an

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politician, journalist, one of the signatories of the

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and the secretary of the Albanian delegation at the

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."History of Albanian People" Albanian Academy of Science.

Life

Born in

Korçë Korçë (; sq-definite, Korça) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, eighth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Korçë County and Korçë Municipality. The total population of the city is 51,152 and 75,994 of Korçë municipal ...

on 15 October 1888, his parents have their origins from

Berat Berat (; sq-definite, Berati) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, ninth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Berat County and Berat Municipality. By air, it is north of Gjirokastër, west of Korçë, south of Tirana, and ea ...

. He studied at the law and political science of the

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. In 1905 he returned to his home town where he worked in the first Albanian school established there. In 1908 he was one of the founding members of the ''Dituria'' ("Knowledge") association of Korçë.
In 1909 participates as a ''suffler'' in the ''Besa'' theatrical play, one of the first in Albania. The same year he participates in the Congress of Elbasan (related to education in Albanian) and one year later in the Second Congress of Monastir.
Participant in the meeting at Hotel Continental in

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where the Albanian colony for electing the delegation to the Vlora event of 1912. He signed the

act on 28 November 1912 as D.Beratti on behalf of the Albanian Colony of Bucharest. Beratti was elected general director of the Perlindja e Shqipëniës newspaper. He participated in the Albanian delegation to

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in 1913, following up with the Conference of Ambassadors. Later in 1913 elected general director of the hospitals in Albania. Participated as secretary of the Albanian delegation in the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, staying mainly there until 1921. During this period he published two books ''Albania and the Albanians'' (Paris, 1920) and ''La question Albanaise'' (Paris, 1920). In 1923 he was engaged again by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Albania, assigned to the International Border Commission. Beratti was elected General Counsel of Albania in

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in 1924, returning to Albania in 1926 where he worked as a secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1935 he was elected Minister of the National Economy. In 1936 he was sent as an Albanian Minister in Rome, Italy. On 3 December 1941, he was elected as a secretary in the Ministry of Popular Culture in the pro-Italian government of

Mustafa Merlika-Kruja Mustafa Merlika-Kruja (March 15, 1887 – December 27, 1958) was one of the signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence. He was Prime Minister of Albania during the Italian occupation from December 4, 1941, to January 19, 1943. E ...

. After the fall of Rexhep Mitrovica's government, he left Albania and settled in Rome where he lived for the rest of his life. He died in Rome on 6 September 1970, possibly in a traffic accident.

Orders and decorations

* Grand Cordon of Order of the Crown of Romania. *Grand Cross of the

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(1939).

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References

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