Asim Zeneli

Asim Zeneli
Born3 May 1916
Progonat, Gjirokastër, Occupied Albania
Died2 July 1943 (aged 27)
Përmet, Occupied Albania
NationalityAlbanian
Known forPartisan during the War of Liberation
FamilyZeneli
Awards Hero of the People

Asim Zeneli (3 May 1916 – 2 July 1943) was an Albanian partisan during World War II. His death against Italian troops in 1943 in Mezhgoran became a rallying point for the National Liberation Movement (LANÇ). Posthumously he was awarded the highest honor of the country, Hero of the People.

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