Nikolla bey Ivanaj or Nikollë Ivanaj (1879 – 1951) was an Albanian journalist, publisher and writer from

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. He was considered one of the "distinguished personalities of the most conscious Albanian nationalism" and was included in Albanian insurgents' main staff during 1911. Ivanaj was the first Albanian writer from Montenegro with his work ''The flower of eternity'' () published in

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in 1943. In the 1905–08 period, he published the newspaper ''Shpnesa e Shqypnisë'' (The Hope of Albania) in

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and

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, getting financial aid from the different sides. For his publishing activities Ivanaj managed to gain financial support of Albert Ghica, a member of the Ghica noble family and pretender to the Albanian throne. He was one of the leaders of the Albanian National Committee which was founded in

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at the beginning of 1911 and participated in organization of the Albanian uprising. His speech to the Italian Press Association held on January 26, 1911 is in some sources considered "an historical document of vital importance". Ivanaj was also one of the participants of the

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held in 1913. In January 1919 he started publishing another newspapers ''The New Time'' () in

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which, on January 31, 1919, published the news about the death of

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. During the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, he represented the ''Political Party'' () from United States. In 1923, together with his cousin Mirash Ivanaj he published the newspaper ''Bashkimi'' in Albania.Mirash Ivanaj; lost in dictatorship by Phd. Iljaz Gogaj, "Standart " Newspaper, September 13, 2008 (in Albanian)
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. During World War II, Ivanaj published an autobiographical book ''Historija e Shqipëniës së ré. Vuejtjet e veprimet e mija'' () in two parts published in 1943 and 1945 respectively, where he focused on the role of the catholic clergy. At last he left a volume of poetry before he died in 1951.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ivanaj, Nikolla Activists of the Albanian National Awakening 1879 births 1951 deaths Montenegrin expatriates in Albania 19th-century Albanian writers 20th-century Albanian writers Albanians in Montenegro