Shefqet bej Dajiu was one of the signatories of the

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in 1912. He was the second secretary of the Congress of Vlora, when independence was declared. He was later named as prefect of Fieri, a post he held until the

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. During the next years he did not take part in politics, and was shown again during

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, this time as a collaborator of the

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. He was killed in 1946, by the communist regime, for his collaborative activity.

References

"History of Albanian People" Albanian Academy of Science. {{DEFAULTSORT:Dajiu, Shefqet 1882 births 1946 deaths Executed Albanian collaborators with Nazi Germany People from Elbasan Signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence All-Albanian Congress delegates People from Manastir vilayet