Bule Naipi
| Bule Naipi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1922 Gjirokastër, Albania |
| Died | 17 July 1944 Gjirokastër |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Known for | People's Hero of Albania |
Bule Naipi, People's Heroine of Albania is an Albanian World War II heroine.
She was born in 1922 in Gjirokastër, Albania. As a member of the Communist Youth, she joined the Antifascist War. Since the beginnings of her childhood she faced grave difficulties as her father had left the city and emigrated to the USA, and had left Bule and her brother Sado alone. Both of them joined the Communist Resistance, giving their contribution for the war on Nazi Germany. Bule, after having shown extraordinary bravery in the war, ended up a prisoner of war in German hands. She died at only 22, killed by tortures she suffered, and after Persefoni Kokëdhima was hung on July 12, 1944 in the Çerçiz Topulli Square in Gjirokastër.[1] She did not give up even in the most difficult last moments when she was lashed and tortured, and, as Kokedhima, never revealed any names of communist colleagues.
Bule Naipi and Persefoni Kokëdhima are commemorated by a statue which stands in Çerçiz Topulli plaza in Gjirokastër.[2]
An Albanian movie, Triumph over death (Ngadhnjim mbi vdekjen) recalls her life and that of Kokedhima.[3] The movie had a huge success in China, where it was viewed by more than 100 million people.[1]
References
Sources
- Lame Çekani Bule, Persefoni "8 Nëntori", 1977, (Albanian)
- Articles with hCards
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1922 births
- 1944 deaths
- People from Gjirokastër
- Heroes of Albania
- Albanian communists
- Albanian resistance members
- Female resistance members of World War II
- Resistance members killed by Nazi Germany
- People executed by Germany by hanging
- Albanian people executed by Nazi Germany
