Pashko Vasa
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Pashko Vasa 🇦🇱

Vaso Pasha (Known as "Wasa Pasha")
Statesman, Ottoman Governor of Mount Lebanon, Poet, Author of 'O moj Shqypni'
Born 1825-09-17 🇦🇱 Shkodër, Albania
Passed Away 1892-06-29 Beirut, Lebanon
Lifespan 66 years old
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"Do not look to church or mosque; the faith of the Albanian is Albanianism!"

Archival Overview

Pioneering statesman and poet of the Albanian National Awakening who served as Ottoman Governor-General of Mount Lebanon (Wasa Pasha) and penned the immortal patriotic poem 'O moj Shqypni'.

Biographical Record

Pashko Vasa was born on September 17, 1825, in Shkodër into a Catholic family. A gifted polyglot who spoke eight languages, he participated in the 1849 Italian revolutionary uprising in Venice before entering the Ottoman diplomatic corps, serving in Istanbul, Sarajevo, Varna, and Edirne.

In 1878, Vasa co-founded the Central Committee for Defending the Rights of the Albanian People. Between 1878 and 1880, he penned the most influential patriotic poem of the Albanian Awakening, O moj Shqypni (O Poor Albania), calling on Albanians of all faiths to unite under the famous proclamation: 'Do not look to church and mosque, the faith of the Albanian is Albanianism!' In 1883, he was appointed Governor-General of Mount Lebanon, governing with exceptional wisdom until his death in Beirut.

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Final Resting Place

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Rrmaj Cemetery
Shkodër, Albania
GPS: 42.0683, 19.5125
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