Margarita Tutulani

Margarita Tutulani (1925 – 6 July 1943) was an Albanian anti-fascist activist during World War II. Her brutal death inspired many to join the resistance against fascism in Albania.

Biography Tutulani was born in the Gorica neighborhood of Berat. Her grandfather Dhimitër Tutulani was of Aromanian origins, a notable lawyer, and one of the signers of the Albanian Declaration of Independence in 1912. Her father was a member of the Albanian Parliament. She attended the Queen Mother Pedagogical Institute in Tirana. After November, she was wanted by the fascist government. Tutulani left behind writing which is now part of the Tutulani family archives, which included poetry, memoirs and essays. The Albanian linguist Vehxhi Buharaja wrote a poem in her honor, "Margarita," ten days after she was killed.