Rizo Šurla

Rizo Šurla (Albanian: Rizo Shurdha, Serbian Cyrillic: Ризо Шурла, 12 January 1922 – 11 February 2003), also known as Rizo Harapi, was a Yugoslav photographer, member of the Yugoslav Partisans and an actor of African descent.[1]

Rizo Šurla
Rizo Shurdha
Born(1922-01-12)12 January 1922
Ulcinj, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
(now Montenegro)
Died11 February 2003(2003-02-11) (aged 81)
Ulcinj, Serbia and Montenegro
(now Montenegro)
NationalityYugoslav
OccupationPhotographer, actor

Biography

Rizo Shurdha was born on 12 January 1922 in Ulcinj, then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. His father, Saidi, was of African descent. while his mother, Fatima, was a local.[2] In his youth he was involved in boxing and worked as a waiter in Dubrovnik.[3] He then went to Belgrade, where he learned the craft of photography.[1] During World War II, he joined the Yugoslav Partisans.[4] After the war, he returned to Ulcinj, where he opened the first photographic studio in the city, which for a long time was the only one. In 1976 he played in the movie "Jagoš and Uglješa".[2] He married a Montenegrin from Ulcinj named Nada Račić, with whom he had two children.[1]

He died on 11 February 2003 in his hometown. He was one of the last black representatives in the city.[1]

gollark: Being able to read the low-level structure of the code (oh, this is looping over a thing and doing another thing) IS NOT THE SAME as UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT DOES AND WHY!
gollark: READABLE IS NOT COMPREHENSIBLE! WHEN WILL THEY UNDERSTAND?
gollark: So because "hurr durr me no want spend time understanding code" it's gone.
gollark: No, it shows that Guido in his infinite wisdom removed it.
gollark: The fools removed it.

References
  1. "Riza otišao u legendu". www.novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. "Rizo Šurla, crnac iz Crne Gore: Uvek sаm se osećаo Jugoslovenom, nаšа zemljа je jedinstvenа u svetu". Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. "Dubrovnik 1933: RIZO SHURDHA PARA KAFENESË SË QYTETIT (foto) | Lajme me te fundit nga Ulqini dhe rajoni". Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  4. "Potomci afričkih robova trajno obilježili istoriju Ulcinja + Foto". Lajme nga Ulqini (in Albanian). 2 February 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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