Kristo Meksi

Kristo Meksi (c. 1849–1931) (Kristo Meksi) was an Albanian politician of the early 20th century. He was one of the delegates of Albanian Declaration of Independence and also one of the first diplomats for Albania.

Early life Born in Labovë in 1849, he finished the Zosimaia School in Ioannina and afterwards he migrated to Romania. His patriotic activity started there. In 1906 he financed books and abecedaries in Albanian and collaborated with Thoma Çami to publish 2000 abecedaries in Gheg Albanian. In 1908, Meksi sent books to Musa Demi as a contribution for the start of the Filiates school in Albanian.

Albanian Declaration of Independence On 27 October 1912, along with Luigj Gurakuqi and other 25 Albanians, Meksi received in Bucharest Ismail Qemali, who was coming from Trieste to organize the Albanian community of Bucharest for the proclamation of the Albanian Declaration of Independence. Afterwards, Meksi travelled to Albania to participate in the Declaration and become one of its signatories, as the representative of the region of Ioannina. One year later, in 1914, Meksi was an advisor of Prince Wilhelm Wied.

He worked in the Zogu government as an advisor. He died in Tirana in 1931 after he had become completely blind in his later years.