Historical Calendar 9 September
1940 - Treznea Massacre occurs in Transylvania. This massacre was initiated by the Hungarian military troops, which during the Second...
“Aleks Buda, he does not write that he is a little lazy, Stefanaq Pollo, tends to personal interest, he has a cousin who was shot…”/ Staff documents of 1960, for 4 well-known academics
Dashnor Kaloçi The first part Memorie.al publishes some archival documents extracted from the Central State Archive in Tirana (the fund...
“In 1945, when Enver Hoxha told him: you see how well I am waiting for you, even though you cut off my scholarship in France, Mirash Ivanaj replied…”/ The unknown story of the former minister of Zog
By Dr. Uran Butka The first part Memorie.al / Mirash Ivanaj is an extraordinary personality, among the few chosen people,...
“In September 1986, I escaped by swimming from Lake Pogradec, but in Ohrid, they remembered that the State Security had sent us and they sent us back…”/ The rare testimony of a Tirana native from Boston
From Bardhyl Berberi Memorie.al / As soon as the car pulls up, the view of the blue lake appears on...
Historical Calendar 8 September
1943 - Kasibil's ceasefire is proclaimed on the radio during World War II. OB Sud immediately implements plans to disarm...
“After training in the secret bases in Dragot e Tale of Lezha, we, the 12 scouts, went to Vietnam, where for a year we fought against the Americans and…”/ The rare testimony of the colonel, about the Asian adventure, in ’66- RA
By Artur Korriku Memorie.al / At the time when Vietnam was fighting against America, it...
Historical Calendar 7 September
1918 - Pashk Gjeçi, a well-known poet, teacher and translator, is born. The Italian association "Dante Alighieri" in the 70's...
“In the prison of Burrel, they told me that in the years 1949-’52, about 60 people died and when they buried them, their clothes were taken…”/ Memories of the Italian, the grandson of the former goalkeeper of the Albanian national team
By Aldo Renato Terrusi Part fourteen Accueil Memorie.al / Fiumicino Airport. Alitalia's 'MD 80' plane is ready for flight. It's...
Historical Calendar 6 September
1901 - Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed anarchist, fatally shoots and injures US President William McKinley at the Pan American Exhibition...
“She was 6 years old when she saw her father hanged in the middle of Shkodra, one brother in Paris was killed by Sigurimi, the other…”/ the tragic story of the Marashi family
From Lek Pervizi Memorie.al / It was only 6 years old,...