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Skanderbeg: see Scanderbeg Scanderbeg or Skanderbeg (both: skăn`dərbĕg), c.1404–1468, Albanian national hero. ..... Click the link for more information. . Skanderbegorig. George Kastrioti(born 1405, northern Albania—died Jan. 17, 1468, Lezhë) Albanian leader. Son of the prince of Emathia, he was given early as a hostage to the Turkish sultan. He converted to Islam, served in the Turkish army, and was given the name Iskander and the rank of bey. In 1443 he abandoned the Turkish service, joining his Albanian countrymen in opposition to the Turks and returning to the Christian faith. He then organized a league of Albanian princes and was elected commander in chief. In 1444–66 he repulsed 13 Turkish invasions; his defeat of Murad II's armies in 1450 made him a hero in the Western world. After his death, however, Albania soon became part of the Ottoman Empire. Skanderbeg is regarded as the national hero of Albania. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Writing in the May-June 1999 issue of Foreign Affairs, Hedges pointed out that the KLA's ideology displays "hints of fascism on one side and whiffs of communism on the other," and its leadership includes the heirs and descendants of "the Skanderbeg volunteer SS division raised by the Nazis . When the Pope visited Tirana in 1992 Sabri Koci met him and, along with thousands of other Muslims, took part in the great rally in Skanderbeg Square. Well, the Kosovo Albanians in 1941 joined the SS Skanderbeg Division, fiercely hailing straight-arm salutes, and they ``ethnically cleansed'' Serbs out of their villages throughout Kosovo. |
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