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Sehadete Mekuli

Albanian physician · Albania · On the map · Lived 1928 to 2013 · aged 85

Sehadete Mekuli, also spelled Sadete Mekuli, was a Yugoslavian-born Albanian gynecologist, professor, and public figure. She became known for tending to the injured students of the 1981 protests in Kosovo, when Albanians demanded more autonomy within the Yugoslav federation.

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"Mother Teresa" Humanitarian Medal2016

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As a result of her actions, she was denied a full professorship at the University of Pristina School of Medicine and was forced into early retirement in 1988. She is the inspiration for the character of Teuta Shkreli in Ismail Kadare's 1985 novel The Wedding Procession Turned to Ice.

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Albania
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Deceased
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Lived 1928 to 2013 · aged 85