Ksanthipi Bufi

Ksanthipi was born in Lushnje on 6 December 1927 where she spend a difficult childhood. At the age of 4 she was orphaned. She completed her studies at the Donika Kastrioti School in Shkodër, when later she completed her high studies in pedagogy and teaching.^[3] She was also part of Queen Mother Pedagogical Institute with Nexhmije Hoxha, Liri Belishova, Mynever Shuteriqi and Didi Biçaku. Bufi was married to Sokrat Bufi until his death in 1956.^[4] He was 36 years old and was poisened^[5] under circumstances that are still unclear.^[6] In 1940s when she was still a student, she became a partisan and Member of National Liberation Movement participant.^[7]

Ksanthipi retired in 1980s as a principal of Janaq Kilica High School,^[8] she had four children, one of them is Former Prime Minister of Albania Ylli Bufi.^[9][10] She now resides in Tirana.^[11]