TIRANA, November 10 – Shote Galica, born Qerime Galica on November 10, 1895, in Drenica, became a key figure in the Albanian resistance. She grew up with her six brothers, inspired by heroes like Isa Boletini, Mehmet Deliu, and Ramadan Radisheva.

TIRANA, November 10 – Shote Galica, born Qerime Galica on November 10, 1895, in Drenica, became a key figure in the Albanian resistance. She grew up with six brothers, inspired by heroes such as Isa Boletini and Mehmet Deliu.

From 1909 to 1912, she joined uprisings against the Ottoman Empire. Later, between 1912 and 1915, she fought Serbian forces. In autumn 1915, she joined the Drenica insurgent group alongside her husband, Azem Galica. She then participated in the 1918 battles for Drenica, Podgor, and Peja.

After World War I, she continued resisting Serb authorities. From April to June 1919, she fought in the Dukagjin and Drenica uprisings. Between 1921 and 1924, she defended the Neutral Zone of Junik and the free zone of Drenica in Little Arbania.

Meanwhile, she supported Albania’s democratic opposition and Fan Noli’s government. In December 1924, she fought with Bajram Curri’s forces at the border against Ceno Bey Kryeziu’s troops. She then returned to Kosova and inspired anti-Serb resistance.

In 1926, wounded and ill, she moved to Albania. She lived in Shullaz near Milot and later in Derven, Fushë-Kruja. Despite hardship, she cared for three orphaned children of fallen comrades. She died in Fushë-Kruja, where she rests today.

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