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Place of Birth: Shkodër, Shkodër County, Albania
About Shaqir Vukaj
- Shaqir Vukaj is an Albanian politician.
- He served as Minister of Defence from 11 March 1997 to 25 July 1997, during the Albanian Unrest of 1997.
- He replaced Safet Zhulali, who fled to Italy with his family days after resigning.
- His short tenure as defence minister was not without conflict.
- Following the sinking of a boat filled with Albanian refugees by the Italian Navy, Vukaj met with Italian Minister of Defence Beniamino Andreatta to discuss the withdrawal of Italian troops from Albania.
- The Italian military was present in the country as part of Operation Alba, a multinational force mobilized following the Albanian Unrest of 1997.
- Anger at the sinking of the refugee boat resulted in rebel groups threatening to fire on Italian troops.
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