Koço Kotta | |
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17th Prime Minister of Albania | |
In office September 5, 1928 – March 5, 1930 |
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Preceded by | Ahmet Zogu |
Succeeded by | Pandeli Evangjeli |
20th Prime Minister of Albania | |
In office November 9, 1936 – April 8, 1939 |
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Preceded by | Mehdi Frashëri |
Succeeded by | Shefqet Bej Vërlaci |
Personal details | |
Born | 1889 Korçë, Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 1949 Burrel, Albania |
Religion | Albanian Orthodox |
Koço Kota (1889, in Korçë – 1949, in Burrel) was an Albanian politician and twice prime minister during the reign of King Zog, who took a pro-Italian right-wing stance.
During his first term, he introduced civil code laws based on the Napoleonic model. He was a member of Mustafa Merlika-Kruja's cabinet in 1941.
He was arrested in December 1944 and was sentenced to lifelong imprisonment by the Albanian Communists's Special Court of Spring 1945. He died in Burrel prison in 1947.