Pandeli Cale
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| Born |
March 28, 1879 Korçë, Vilayet of Monastir, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 5 August 1923 (aged 44) Thessaloniki, Kingdom of Greece |
| Known for | Albanian Declaration of Independence Provisional Government of Albania Albanian delegation at the Paris Peace Conference |
Pandeli Cale (1879–1923) was one of the signatories of Albanian Declaration of Independence, who subsequently served as Minister of Agriculture in the Provisional Government of Albania.
Pandeli Cale was born in Korçë on 28 March 1879. He finished the French Classic Lyceum in Alexandria, Egypt. During 1900-1904 he worked in the Bucharest Albanian colony, returning in Albania in 1904. He was one of the co-founders of the Secret Albanian Committee in Thessaloniki, together with Themistokli Gërmenji, and Midhat Frashëri. He was president of the society "Freedom's Band" (Albanian: Banda e Lirisë) in 1908. In February 1909, he was elected secretary of the society "Lidhja orthodhokse" (English: Orthodox League). He was quite active during the Albanian uprisings of 1910 – 1912, participating in one local guerrilla. He was participant of the November 5, 1912 meeting, and voluntarily accompanying Ismail Qemali in his way to Albania.
On November 28, 1912, as a delegate of Korça region, he signed the Albanian declaration of independence as "Pandeli Cale". He was elected Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce in Ismail Qemali's cabinet. He led the negotiations with Count Leopold Berchtold, foreign minister of Austria–Hungary, and the British and Italian ambassadors which led to those countries' support for Albanian autonomy.
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