Background
Born in the village of Belishovë, Mallakastër, she was the daughter of Albanian patriot Kamber Belishova who was a participant in the Congress of Durres and the Vlora War.
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Liri Belishova
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She attended the Queen Mother Pedagogical Institute in Tirana, along with Nexhmije Hoxha, Ramize Gjebrea, Fiqiret Shehu and Vito Kapo.
Career
Belishova joined the National Liberation Movement of Albania and lost one eye. During 1946 and 1947 she was Albania"s president of the Popular Youth (Rinia Popullore). She was purged as a traitor and enemy of the Party and people.
After that, they were expelled from the Party and interned in Kuç near Vlorë, later in Progonat, Zvërnec, and Cërrik.
In 1991, she returned to Tirana. Drita Çomo, a poet, died from cancer at age 23.
Drita"s works, most notably Dritë që vjen nga humnera (English: "Light that comes from the abyss") were published posthumously in Albania.
Membership
After Nako Spiru was rehabilitated, as a result of the Yugoslav-Albanian split, in 1948, Belishova was rehabilitated as well, and became a member of the Political Bureau of the Party of Labour of Albania from 1948 to 1960.
