Historical Calendar April 27
1909 - Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire abdicates and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V. Mehmed...
“When some Greek military formations approached Saranda, Abedin Dino mobilized thousands of volunteers from Gjirokastra, Delvina, Vlora, etc…”/ The unknown story of the patriot from Preveza
By Eugen Shehu Memorie.al / Born in the distant year 1838, Abedini was very young when the revolts against the...
Historical Calendar April 26
1903 - The Atletico Madrid football club is founded in Spain. This club is considered one of the most successful...
“On the night of June 5, 1954, seven men and one woman left their homes and took the road, going up in secret…”/ The sensational escape of Refat Hysen’s group, from Kamenica in Greece
By Raimonda Moisiu - "Athinaiki" newspaper, on the front page, in the special column, published the article with the title;...
Historical Calendar April 25
1911 - Emilion Salgari dies at the age of 48. Salgari was an Italian adventure writer and pioneer of science...
Historical Calendar April 24
1906- Rexhep Krasniqi was born in Gjakova, was a teacher, clerk, minister of the Albanian state, activist and defender of...
“I tried to create a family atmosphere for my companion, Bashkim B., by telling him about my life in Istanbul, but, like Enver Hoxha from ‘Mercedes’, he didn’t…”/ Turkish journalist’s report in 1980-s
By Mehmet Biber Second part - "Albania, alone in front of the world" - National Geographic - 1980 Memorie.al /...
Historical Calendar April 23
1920 - Turkey's Grand National Assembly is established in Ankara. The Assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and...
“Enver Hoxha has closed the country to ‘spies, hippies and hooligans’, long hair and mini skirts, blue jeans and make-up are taboo, there are no drugs, but sex comes first…”/ Turkish journalist’s report, in in 1980
By Mehmet Biber The first part - "Albania, alone in front of the world" - National Geographic - 1980 Memorie.al...
“Grandpa Gjon Bajraktar from Vukli, they burned him alive and for a week in a row, the smell of burning meat came…”! / The unknown history of the massacres of Mehmet Shehu’s partisans on Kelmendi, December ’44 – February 1945
By Gjovalin Gjeloshi - "In the Kelmendi war, other nationalists from Trieshi, Gusia, etc., as well as some Serbo-Bosnian Chetniks,...