Aristidh Ruci

Career

He was born in Sheper, Zagori region near Gjirokastër. Ruci was an active participant in the Battle of Vlora. On December 28, 2009, Ruci and several other notable people from Vlorë were honoured at a ceremony at the Petro Marko theatre by the district of Vlorë.

Aristidh Ruci died in 1950 in Vlorë in a communist prison.

There was neither an obituary nor a funeral service in his honor.

Achievements

• He campaigned for the spread of education in Southern Albania and was a founder of the nationalist Labëria Club.

Membership

Late in life, Ruci served as the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Vlorë and member of the newly created Board of the Bank of Albania.