Ismail Qemal Vlora (1844-1919)
The monument to Ismail Qemal Vlora (1844–1919) stands in Vlora, Albania, at the site connected with the country’s independence. It commemorates the leader who proclaimed Albanian independence on 28 November 1912.
Qemal Vlora died in Perugia during political discussions, accompanied by his sons and Italian foreign ministry officials. His coffin travelled through Brindisi before reaching Vlora aboard the torpedo boat Alpino. A gun carriage drawn by six horses carried it beneath an Albanian flag received as a gift in 1913. Although Italian occupation authorities initially banned the flag, Vlora’s city council secured permission for its use. Soldiers, citizens, students and clergy accompanied the procession to Kanina, where he was buried in the family tekke courtyard.
On 28 November 1932, his remains moved ceremonially to Flag Square, the site of his birthplace. Odhise Paskali designed the monumental tomb that now marks this connection with Albania’s founding moment.
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