Kryeziu family

The Kryeziu family was notably powerful and influential in Gjakova and other parts of Dukagjin during the 19th and 20th century.

[1][2] His sons, Gani, Ceno, Hasan, and Said were influential during the early and mid 20th century in southern Kosovo and north Albania.

[5] Due to the pro-Italian orientation of King Zog I, Yugoslav authorities pinpointed Ceno as a near replacement for Ahmet Zogu, who became aware of the connection between Ceno and the Yugoslavs and paid one of his agents to assassinate him in Prague in 1927.

They became the leaders of the partisan anti-communist guerrillas in Albania, fighting against the Italians, followed by the Germans, and later the strong communist fraction of the National Liberation Movement.

During this time they kept formidable relationships with Yugoslav secret services and Allied Headquarters, collaborating with American and British officers.