Halit

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Bërzeshta (1840 – 1909) was an Ottoman

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military physician and activist of the

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Biography

Bërzeshta was born in Bërzeshta, Vilayet of Monastir,

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(today

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, Albania) in 1840.
He was a member of the Secret Association of the Albanians of Monastir (), the

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, and one of the main Albanian activists in Monastir, where he joined forces with

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supporting guerrilla fighting against the Ottoman government. He died in 1909.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Berzeshta, Halit 1840 births 1909 deaths People from Librazhd Activists of the Albanian National Awakening Albanian rebels from the Ottoman Empire Rebels from the Ottoman Empire People from Manastir vilayet