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Xhafer Ypi | |
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| 10thPrime Minister of Albania | |
| In office January 1922 – December 26, 1922 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelm I |
| Preceded by | Omer Vrioni |
| Succeeded by | Ahmet Zogu |
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| Born | January 12, 1880 Starje, Albania |
| Died | December 17, 1940 (aged 60) Starje, Albania |
| Cause of death | Assassinated |
| Political party | Popular Party (Albanian:Partia Popullore)[1] |
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Xhaferbey Ypi[2] (Albanian pronunciation:[ˈdʒafɛɾˈbɛjˈypi] January 12, 1880,Starje – December 17, 1940) was anAlbanianpolitician.
A member of theYpi family ofAlbania, he was educated at a university[which?] inIstanbul. In 1920–1921 he wasMinister of Internal Affairs and Minister of Justice. He also held the position of Minister of Public Instruction.
As the leader of the Popular Party, in late December 1921 he formed a government whereFan S. Noli was the Minister of Foreign Affairs andAhmed Zogu was the Minister of Internal Affairs. Until December 4, 1922, Ypi was Prime Minister; in 1922, after Noli's resignation, he was also acting Minister of Foreign Affairs.
From December 2, 1922, to January 31, 1925, Ypi was a member of the High Council (the collegial Head of State, formally forWilliam of Wied). In June 1924 he left Albania because of Noli's revolt, but he kept holding the post formally.
DuringZogu's reign, Ypi was Chief Inspector of the Royal Court.After King Zog had fled after Italian occupation, from April 9 to April 12 Ypi was Chairman and Plenipotentiary for Justice of the Provisional Administration Committee, and as such acting head of state. From April 12, he was the Minister of Justice inShefqet Verlaci's government. He was killed near his hometown by an aerial bomb during theGreco-Italian War. His great-granddaughter is the Albanian philosopher and writerLea Ypi.[3]
The first Albanian political parties, in the western meaning of the word, appeared in the early 1920s, the most prominent being: the Progressive Party led by Ahmet Zogu, the People's Party led by Fan Noli, and the Popular Party led by Xhafer Ypi...
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Albania January 1922–December 26, 1922 | Succeeded by |
