Historical Calendar June 06
1886 - Ciprian Porumbescu dies at the age of 29. Porumbescu was one of the most famous Romanian composers of...
“After Avdyli told me to return to Yugoslav land, I shot him in the head with a machine gun and…”/ Testimony of the infiltrator of the Security, who handed over to the border, the man who was going to kill Enver Hoxha, in 1974
Memorie.al / "Antoni told us that if we wanted, he could introduce us to an Albanian boy, who escaped from...
“A witness, identified as J., was arrested in 1986, after refusing to vote for the local candidate of the Communist Party, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, after…” / New York Times article, January 21, ’90
By MARVINE HOWE Memorie.al / "An American human rights organization has accused the communist government of Albania of suppressing freedom...
Historical Calendar June 05
1916 - Herbert Kitchener, 65, dies. Kitchener was a senior British Army officer and colonial administrator, who gained notoriety for...
“Gjirokastra, the birthplace of Enver Hoxha and the best contemporary writer, Kadare, at dusk became dangerous, the streets without lights, with carts, bicycles, sheep, cats, donkeys…”/ Report of the American journalist, in ’89
By Marvin Howe Memorie.al / For many years I wanted to visit Albania, the land of the eagle, known for...
Historical Calendar June 04
1920 - Hungary loses 71 percent of its territory and 63 percent of its population when the Treaty of Trianon...
Historical Calendar June 03
1916 - The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard from...
“Edison said that I’m upset and I’m not finding peace, because…”/ Security documents are revealed, with the spies who drowned the painter Gjergo, from “The Big Buffet” to “The Artist”, “The Apple Leaf”, etc.
From Alma Mile Memorie.al / "The apple leaf", "The artist", but above all "The big buffet". These were some of...
“My father worked with archival sources and foreign libraries, scientists and his colleagues abroad, but the letters that came to him were open, as they…”/ The rare testimony of the famous professor’s daughter
By Blerina Goce Memorie.al / They cannot remember their father, without the glasses and the pencil, which he always had...
Historical Calendar June 02
1882 - Guiseppe Garibaldi, 74, dies. Garibaldi was an Italian general, patriot, and republican. He contributed to the unification of...