FERIZAJ, VATËR E RËNDËSISHME E LËVIZJES KOMBËTARE SHQIPTARE 1908‐1912
FERIZAJ, IMPORTANT HOTBAD OF ALBANIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT 1908-1912

Summary/Abstract: Since its beginning of being a settlement Ferizaj became hotbed of relevant political and military developments because of its strategic position and population’s political orientation of this territory. This role of Ferizaj was highlighted especially in the fourth phase of the Albanian National Movement (1908-1912), and more specifically at the beginning and the end of this phase. Exactly in Ferizaj took place assembly which started with anti-imperialist protests and ended with the request for declaration of the Constitute addressed to the Ottoman Sultan. This assembly, but also the contribution of Albanians in Jon Turk Movement and other fields, made Albanians to align among relevant factors in great turnover in political life such as the declaration of the constitute and beginning of pluralist political life in Ottoman Empire. With Ferizaj is also related armed Movement of Albanians for the autonomy of Albania, since exactly there was placed the foundation of Albanian-Ottoman Agreement in August 1912. In this paper are given definitions regarding the number of aspects related to this movement, such as: 1. Was the autonomy of Albania final aim of ACL or just an opportunistic political step toward its complete independence? 2. Which were the reasons that Albanian political elite insisted for quite a long time period that autonomy should be acquired through the legal constitutional path in the harmony with High Gate? 3. What forced these elite to decide for radical steps regarding the autonomy of Albania? 4. Why Kosova was “prejudiced” as leading this armed Movement? 5. How standing is the view of some historians that this movement didn’t have overall national character? 6. What was the correlation between Hasan Prishtina and this event?

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