Prishtina, December 1, 2011 NOA/ Rid Bulku - The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, consoles the family of King Zog on the passing away of Leka Zogu the First, NOA.al News Agency reports. The telegram of condolence notes: Honorable family of Leka Zogu the First, It is with sadness that we heard of the separation from life of Leka Zogu the First. On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo and on my personal behalf, please accept my most sincere condolences on the loss of your loved one, Leka Zogu the First. Leka Zogu the First was an important figure who has faced many hardships during his life and who has left the footmarks in the memory of the Albanian people. The people of Kosovo will remember Leka Zog the First who ever lived together with the sacrifice of the people of Kosovo for freedom and independence. Hashim Thaçi, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo ***
Leka Zogu, whose father served as Albania’s king, died today at age 72.
Leka Zogu died of a heart attack at the Mother Teresa Hospital in Tirana.
Leka I Zogu born at April 1939, was the only son of King Zog of Albania and his queen, Geraldine Apponyi de Nagyappony. He was called Crown Prince Skander at birth.
In 1975, he married Australian-born Susan Cullen-Ward, who died in 2004. Zogu’s Hungarian mother, Queen Geraldine, died in 2002. Zogu is survived by his son, the self-styled Leka II.
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