Sali Kelmendi

Sali Kelmendi was born in Tirana on 31 May 1947. He was an engineer and a politician. One of the founders of the Democratic Party of Albania in 1990, Sali Kelmendi is the first democratically elected mayor of Tirana in the democratic elections of July 1992.^[1] During the years 1992-1996, over 90% of enterprises and 100% of homes were denationalized.^[2] Also a lot of work was done in the housing of the politically persecuted people. Thus, he contributed in the Tirana's transformation from a centrally planned economy to a market oriented system. Sali Kelmendi suffered a heart attack on 7 February 2015.^[3]

References

↑ Tirana in the years 1992-1996 Sali Kelmendi
↑ The history of the city of Tirana. Official Tirana government website
↑ http://www.noa.al/artikull/nderron-ish-kryetari-i-bashkise-se-tiranes-sali-kelmendi/469419.html

Mayors of Tirana

Pre-WWII:	Zyber Hallulli (1913–14) Servet Libohova (1915–16) Ismail Ndroqi (1917–22) Ali Begeja (1922–23) Ali Derhemi (1923–24) Xhemal Kondi (1924–25) Fuat Toptani (1925–27) Izet Dibra (1927–28) Rasim Kalakula (1928–30) Rexhep Jella (1930–33) Abedin Nepravishta (1933–35) Qemal Butka (1936–37) Abedin Nepravishta (1937–39) Qazim Mulleti (1939–40) Omer Fortuzi (1940–43) Halil Mëniku (1943–44) Llazar Treska (1944–45)

People's Socialist Republic of Albania:	Ibrahim Sina (1947–49) Isuf Keçi (1950–51) Sabri Pilkati (1951) Peço Kagjini (1951–52) Sami Gjebero (1953–54) Ibrahim Sina (1954–55) Sami Gjebero (1956–57) Irfan Ceklkupa (1957–58) Rifat Dedja (1958–61) Sabri Pilkati (1961–62) Rifat Dedja (1962–64) Sabri Pilkati (1965–66) Myqerem Fuga (1970–73) Ndue Marashi (1974–75) Nesip Ibrahimi (1976–83) Jashar Mezenxhiu (1984–85) Llambi Gegprifti (1986–87) Leandro Zoto (1987–88) Llambi Gegprifti (1989–90) Tomor Malasi (1991–92)

Republic of Albania:	Sali Kelmendi (1992–96) Albert Brojka (1996–2000) Edi Rama (2000–11) Lulzim Basha (2011–15) Erion Veliaj (2015–)

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