Kapidan Dedë Gjon Marku

Kap. Dedë  Gjon Marku

Born – Orosh, Mirdite

Died – Shkoder

1921 – 2015

Dedë  Gjon Marku

Sixteen years in prison. Thirty years in concentration and hard labor camps.

Arrest/Internment History

November 1944 – He seeks refuge in the home of friends in Shkodra.

April 1945 – He is arrested and imprisoned in Shkodra, then moved to Tirana until 1950.

March 1950 – Released and arrested again for hostile activities against the government and sentenced to 7 years.

1950-1953 -He is held in solitary confinement in Tirana.

1953-1957 – He is transferred to the prison in Gjrokastra then later sent to the prison in Burrel where he completes his sentence.

Prisons: Tirana, Burrel, Gjrokastra, Shkoder

1957 – He is released and sent to the concentration camp in Kuç, Vlore.

1958 – Transferred to the hard labor camp in Gradisht, Lushnje and soon after to Saver, Lushnje.

June 1979 – He is accused of political agitation and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.

1982 – He is released and returns to Gjaze, Lushnje.

August 1991 – After the fall of communism he is reunited with the rest of the family at their home in Shkodra.

24 January, 2015 He dies peacefully at home in Shkodra.