Hodo Sokoli

Was born in Shkodër in 1836 by the name Et'hem Hodo, to a notable family, son of Mahmud beg Sokoli. The origins of his family was from the village of Dervishej. In 1860 he became commander of the border guards of the lake of Shkodër under Abdi Çerkezi. In 1868 he was promoted to the rank of colonel (bey) and served as the commander of gendarmerie of Shkodër. Sokoli's decision to forgo his Ottoman military uniform in favour of the Albanian national costume distinguished this symbolic act. who was detained in Istanbul, the capital of the empire, and later executed in Erzincan, in 1883. == Sources ==