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Abaz Kupi | |
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.jpg) Abaz Kupi | |
| Founder of the Legaliteti movement | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1892 Akçahisar, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Krujë, Albania) |
| Died | 17 January 1976 (aged 83) New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Legaliteti |
| Children | Petrit Kupi |
| Occupation | Soldier Politician |
Abaz Kupi (6 August 1892 – 17 January 1976; also rendered Abas Kupi) was an Albanian military officer.
Kupi was born in Krujë.[1] He served as commander of the gendarmerie of the town of Kruja, and later of the town of Durrës. As a royalist, he created the Legality Movement in Albania, which promoted the return to the throne of Zog of Albania. During the Cold War Kupi was a member of the Free Albania National Committee, which intended to overthrow the communist regime in Albania and to return the monarchy.
He was later awarded the Military Order of Bravery (Brave Class).[2]
- ^ Pearson, Owen (2006). Albania as Dictatorship and Democracy: From Isolation to the Kosovo War, 1946-1998. London: The Centre for Albanian Studies. p. 633. ISBN 1-84511-105-2.
- ^ "Albanian Royal Family - Royal Decorations and Warrents". Albanianroyalcourt.al. Archived from the original on 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2013-12-24.