Kristaq Rama

Kristaq Rama (1932 – July 30 1998) was an Albanian sculptor, art educator and a member of the Politburo (Untrue) in Communist Albania under Enver Hoxha's rule.

Kristaq Rama
Born1932
Durrës, Albania
DiedJuly 1998 (aged 65–66)
Tirana, Albania
Known forSculpture
Signature
Mother Albania. The partisan monument and graveyard on the outskirts of Tirana, Albania.

Early life and education

He was born in Durrës.

Rama graduated from the Artistic Lyceum "Jordan Misja", in the Department of Fine Arts in 1951, and three years later left Albania to study in Leningrad, Soviet Union.

Career

After graduation, he returned to Albania, where he worked in Tirana, primarily as superintendent of fine arts at the Albanian Ministry of Culture, and at the same time taught as an external lecturer at the Higher Institute of Arts of Tirana.

Works

As a sculptor, Rama created several busts of warriors, people portraits, female sculptures, as well as other decorations.

Implication with communist dictatorship crimes

In August 1988, Rama signed – along with Ramiz Alia and others[1][2] – documents for the death penalty of poet Havzi Nela by hanging.[3][4][5][6][7] Other documents show that Rama signed for the death penalty for Enver Osmani, a 29-year-old from Dibra.[8]

Personal life

He is the father of Edi Rama, president of the Socialist Party of Albania and Prime Minister of Albania, also several times former mayor of Tirana city.[9]

Rama died on July 30, 1998, aged 66, after suffering a heart attack in his hometown of Tirana.

See also

References
  1. Death sentence document Archived 14 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. Havzi Nela death penalty (in Albanian).
  3. Varja e Havzi Nelës, zbardhet vendimi dhe firma e Kristaq Ramës (in Albanian).
  4. 1988-Kristaq Rama firmosi vendimin me vdekje në litar për Havzi Nelën (in Albanian).
  5. Dënimi i krimeve të komunizmit, guri në qafën e politikës në Shqipëri (in Albanian).
  6. Poeti disident Havzi Nela... Archived 7 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Albanian).
  7. Ja si Kristaq Rama vendosi për varjen në litar të poetit Havzi Nela (in Albanian).
  8. Kristaq Rama, firmë për ekzekutimin e të riut nga Dibra Archived 31 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Albanian).
  9. Socialist Party of Albania Leadership Archived 6 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
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