Koço Theodhosi

Koço Theodhosi (1913 in Korçë–† 1977 ) was an Albanian politician of the Albanian Party of Labour (PPSh).

Theodhosi finished the French Lyceum of Korça, and later studied chemistry at the University of Lyon, and at the University of Liège. During his studies he got into contact with French-speaking anti-fascist student group of the French Communist Party (PCF). Upon his return to Albania, he became involved in the anti-fascist movement. In 1936 he joined the Spanish Civil War as part of the international brigades. In April 1939, he was among the organizers of a student protest in Grenoble against the Italian invasion of Albania. It was an appeal to the French Prime Minister Edouard Daladier and the British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to gain support over the Italians.

On 8 November 1941, Theodhosi was one of the 200 founding members of the Communist Party of Albania (Alb: Partia Komuniste e Shqipërisë) which would later become the Party of Labour. During the Second World War, he participated as a partisan (1942–4) affiliated with the National Liberation Movement (LANC). In May 1944, he organized a Party Congress in Korçë.

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