Historical Calendar 16 October
1888 - Hysni Babameto was born in Gjirokastra. He was a patriot, mathematics teacher and Albanian educator, one of the...
“You’ve tired us out” – the General of the Security, Halim Xhelo, told me and slapped and kicked me in the stomach, knocking me to the floor, where…”/ The chilling testimony of the former political convict
By Maria Dvorani (Medicine) Memorie.al / Maria Dvorani, or as she was known differently by her co-sufferers as: Maria Medicina,...
“They said it was suicide and the Security did not let us open the coffin, but the mother, almost by force, opened it a little from the legs and…”/ The mystery of the disappearance of the former secretary of Pogradec II, in ’70 –en
From Bardhyl Berberi Memorie.al / On the left side of the hospital road in the neighborhood No. 4 of the...
“The Tirana Polyclinic doctor told me he would come immediately, but he came only after 45 minutes, when Ambassador Pinauldt had died…”/ The rare testimony of the former French diplomat
By Vasil Qesari Memorie.al/ The overthrow of the great totalitarian edifice in Albania would leave behind, not only the change...
“Okay, friends, everyone agrees not to spare K. Hazbiu’s life, Ll. Ziçishti, F. Shehu and Ll. Peçin and congratulations to you, friend Arani e Rrapi, for…”/ Ramiz Ali’s speech at the Presidium, October ’83
Dashnor Kaloçi Part eight Memorie.al publishes some archival documents extracted from the Central State...
Historical Calendar 15 October
1886 - Born in Korça, Dhimitër Berati, who was a signatory of the Declaration of Independence of Albania, Albanian politician...
“In 1957, General Xhule Çiraku and Sabri Sevran came to the Tirana prison and after they asked me how I behaved, I told them; correct, they no longer…”/ The unknown memories of Musina Kokalari
From Musine Kokalari Memorie.al / Musine Kokalari were born in Adana, Turkey in 1917, where her family settled at the...
Mitrush Kuteli’s testament: “The field of literature is a land where snakes roam, I leave the manuscripts to my two children, especially to Pandeli, no one should touch them, when he grows up, he will read the notes and…”
By Mitrush Kuteli (Dhimitre Pasko) Memorie.al / Dhimitër Pasko or as he is known by his literary name, 'Mitrush Kuteli',...
“When Kadriu came to my office in the Central Committee and very shocked told me that there were rumors that he had escaped with his family from Albania, I…”/ Ramiz Ali’s speech in the Presidium, October ’83
Dashnor Kaloçi The seventh part Memorie.al publishes some archival documents extracted from the Central State Archive in Tirana (the fund...
“Comrade Xang, the leader of the group of Chinese at the PVC Plant, urgently drove to China the specialist who had fallen in love with the topographical girl from Vlonia, R. H…”/ Testimonies of the publicist from France
By Vasil Qesari Memorie.al/ The overthrow of the great totalitarian edifice in Albania would leave...