Baca Kurti
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| Born |
Baca Kurti Gjokaj ca. 1807 Milesh, Ottoman Empire (present-day Montenegro) |
| Died | 1881 Milesh, Ottoman Empire, (present-day Montenegro) |
| Cause of death | Poisoned |
| Resting place | Saint Michel's graveyard Dinoša, Montenegro Coordinates: 42°24′N 19°20′E / 42.400°N 19.333°E |
| Education | None |
| Occupation | Clan chief |
| Organization | League of Prizren |
| Title | Chief of the Gruda clan |
Baca Kurti Gjokaj (c. 1807–1881) was an Albanian nationalist leader who participated in the Battle of Ržanica against the Principality of Montenegro.
Baca was born around 1807 in the village of Milješ (Milesh) in the Gruda tribal region near the town of Tuzi, to an Albanian highlander (Malësor) family. In 1856, he became voyvoda of Gruda tribe after putting down a band of rebels in Fundna. He also killed the brother of Marko Miljanov that year.
He was one of 15 Ottoman delegates from northern Albania sent during the talks of the Congress of Berlin (13 June–13 July 1878). Apart from three guards from Mirditë, of the Catholic delegates included chiefs Çun Mula from Hoti, Baca Kurti from Gruda, Marash Dashi from Shkreli, Cil Vuksani from Kastrati, Mark Lula from Shala, Mark Kola from Shosha and Con Geda from Shllaku.
He joined the Albanian nationalist League of Prizren after the decision of the Congress of Berlin to hand over the Albanian-inhabited regions of Hoti, Gruda, Plav, Gusinje, Kastrati, etc. to the Principality of Montenegro. When Prince Nicholas I of Montenegro entered the territory which had been ceded to him by the Congress of Berlin, Baca Kurti and other chiefs of Malësia organized a resistance against Montenegro. The northern Albanian highlanders defeated the Montenegrins in the Battle of Ržanica. He was distinguished as one of the best commanders of Çun Mula during the battle.
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