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Uran Butka (born 2 December 1938) is an
Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
writer, historian and politician. The son of
Safet Butka Safet Butka (10 August 190119 September 1943) was an Albanian professor, politician and nationalist. Son of famous patriot Sali Butka, he organized the student demonstrations in April 1939 during the Italian invasion and was interned in Ventote ...
and grandson of
Sali Butka Sali Butka (1852 – 24 October 1938), was an Albanian nationalist figure, revolutionary kachak, poet, and one of the delegates of the city of Korçë to the Albanian National Congress of Lushnjë.Nikolaeva Todorova Marii︠a︡''Balkan i ...
, he is one of the founding members of the ''National Association of Political Prisoners''. Butka also served as a member of the
Albanian Parliament The Parliament of Albania () or Kuvendi is the unicameral representative body of the citizens of the Republic of Albania; it is Albania's legislature. The Parliament is composed of no less than 140 members elected to a four-year term on the b ...
from 1992 to 1997.


Life

After completing his pedagogical studies, Butka worked for 16 years as a teacher of linguistics and literature in the districts of
Fier Fier (; sq-definite, Fieri, Latin: ''Fierum'') is the seventh most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Fier County and Fier Municipality. It is situated on the bank of Gjanica River in the Myzeqe Plain between the Seman in ...
,
Krujë Krujë ( sq-definite, Kruja; see also the etymology section) is a town and a municipality in north-central Albania. Located between Mount Krujë and the Ishëm River, the city is 20 km north of the capital of Albania, Tirana. Krujë was ...
and
Tiranë Tirana ( , ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in Albania, largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills, with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest ov ...
. Due to his family biography he was laid off from his job as a teacher and later worked as a painter at a shoe factory in Tirana. In 1961, he completed his correspondence studies at the
University of Tirana The University of Tirana (, abbreviated UT) is a public university located at the central borough of Tirana 10 in Tirana, Albania. It was established as the State University of Tirana (SUT) in 1957 through merging of five existing institutes ...
. In 1976, along with his family, he was interned to
Tropojë Tropojë (; sq-definite, Tropoja) is a municipality in Kukës County, northeastern Albania, within the historical ethnographic region of the Gjakova Highlands. The municipality consists of the administrative units of Bajram Curri, Bujan, By ...
then later to Martanesh where he lived for 11 years in isolation, changing his profession and working as an accountant at the local village cooperative. On the eve of the
Fall of communism in Albania The fall of communism in Albania, the last such event in Europe outside the Soviet Union, started in December 1990 with student demonstrations in the capital, Tirana, although protests started in January that year in other cities like Shkod ...
, Butka returned to Tirana where he took part in the democratic movements of the 1990s. In 1991, along with Kurt Kola and others he co-founded the National Association of Political Prisoners. He also served as editor-in-chief of newspaper "Liria" for a number of years. In 1991 he was appointed by the Tirana Pluralist Committee as a teacher and deputy director of "Ismail Qemali" gymnasium. He was elected member in the Albanian Parliament for the Democratic Party in two legislatures (1992–1996 and 1996–1997). During this period he also served as chairman of the Parliamentary Media and Culture Committee. In 2005 he left politics and worked as a freelance journalist, writer and historian. He has written and published a series of books in the field of publicity, historical studies and artistic literature. Butka is married to Merjeme Pasmaçiu, a nephrologist. They have three children.


Work


Monographies and historical studies

* ''Ringjallje''  (1995) * ''Kthimi i Mid’hat Frashërit'', jeta dhe veprat kryesore (1997) * ''Mukja-shans i bashkimit'', peng i tradhtisë (1998) * ''Gjeniu i kombit'', monografi historike (2000) * ''Safet Butka, jeta dhe veprat'' (2003) * ''Lufta civile në Shqipëri 1943–1945'' (2006) * ''Bombë në Ambasadën Sovjetike'' (2008), botimi në anglisht 2014. * ''Elita shqiptare'' (2009) * ''Masakra e Tivarit'' (2013) * ''Dritëhije të historisë'' (2012) * ''Kryengritjet e para kundërkomuniste'' (2013)


Artistic literature

* ''Vdekja e bardhë'', tregime, 2001 * ''Humbja nuk është mbarim'', tregime, 2004 * ''Në shtëpinë tonë'', tregime, 2008 * ''Miti i Haxhi Qamilit'', roman, 2010 * ''Dora e shtetit'', tregime (2010) * ''Kristo Kirka'', ese (2012), nderuar me çmimin kombëtar "Penda e argjendtë” * ''Më në fund të lirë'', tregime (2013)


Movie screenplays and documentaries

* ''Ventotene'' * ''Lëvizja Kryeziu'' * ''Pesë herë i dënuar politik'' * ''Kryengritja e Malësisë së Madhe'' * ''Kryengritja e Postribës'' * ''Dy poetët martirë'' * ''Mallakastra siç ka qenë'' * ''Kryengritja e Dibrës më 1913'' * ''Mid’hat Frashëri'' * ''Martirët''


See also

*
History of Albania During classical antiquity, Albania was home to several Illyrian tribes such as the Albanoi, Ardiaei, Bylliones, Dassaretii, Enchele, Labeatae, Taulantii, Parthini, Penestae (tribe), Penestae, Amantes (tribe), Amantes, and many others, but also Bry ...


References

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