Aristidh Ruçi
Aristidh Ruçi (11 March 1875 – 11 April 1950) was one of the signatories of Albanian Declaration of Independence in 1912. He campaigned for the spread of education in Southern Albania and was a founder of the nationalist Labëria Club. He was born in Sheper, Zagori region near Gjirokastër, . Ruci was an active participant in the Battle of Vlora. Late in life, Ruci served as the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Vlorë and member of the newly created Board of the Bank of Albania. On December 28, 2009, Ruci and several other notable people from Vlorë were honoured at a ceremony at the Petro Marko theatre by the district of Vlorë. Aristidh Ruci died in 1950 in Vlorë in a communist prison. There was neither an obituary nor a funeral service in his honor. References

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"History of Albanian People" Albanian Academy of Science. 19th-century Albanian politicians
20th-century Albanian politicians
1950 deaths
1875 births
People from Libohovë
Signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
Albanian people from the Ottoman Empire
Eastern Orthodox Christians from Albania
People from Janina vilayet
People from Vlorë
Albanian people who died in prison custody
Prisoners who died in Albanian detention
All-Albanian Congress delegates