“In prison, Padër Filip Mazrreku was handcuffed to the Haxhi (Hoxha) of Drisht, and the Catholic friar had to sit with him every time the Muslim Ali prayed…”/ The testimony of the famous cleric’s and musician’s nephew
Memorie.al / What happened with Albanian classical music seems like part of a divine project. Several great composers and singers...
“Among the orators who were speaking at ‘Student City’ (Qyteti Studenti), Arbër distinguished the son of Resuli, the Sigurimi Operative, who had tortured and sentenced dozens of people, including…”/ The sad story of the former political prisoner
By Reshat KRIPA Part Thirteen Memorie.al / Arbër was standing in his corner in the hall, awaiting the arrival of...
“The 1925 Cycling Tour of Albania that he organized was the first in Europe for amateurs and the Shkodra ‘Sport Newspaper’ commented on it…” / How Palok Nika, who died in the Elderly Asylum, was ‘forgotten’ by the communists?!
Memorie.al / Shkodra have been and is proud as the city where several sports were first played in our country....
“Among the principal leaders of the Party and the State, relations are not good; Prime Minister Shehu and Hysni Kapo have clashes…” / The Sigurimi (Secret Service) file with wiretaps from the Yugoslav Embassy, in ’82
By DASHNOR KALOÇI Part Three Memorie.al / In the middle of October 1982, immediately after the arrest of former Minister...
“Even though a close collaborator of the Sultan, Ismail Qemal Vlora was one of the few politicians of that time who dealt with the ‘Armenian question’…”/ The unknown side of the Elder of Vlora in European diplomacy.
Memorie.al / Ismail Qemal Vlora often remained unknown to the world, including the Albanian one, for his great diplomatic ability,...
“Until ’96, when I was a deputy, I went to Parliament by bicycle, because initially we didn’t have a salary and I continued to work at the hospital, and when I finished…”/ The rare testimony of the famous surgeon and MP.
Part Two Memorie.al / She was the first in many events that made history. The first female surgeon in Albania....
“When Arbër and the other convicts watched the television news, where the announcer read the notification from the Central Committee of the APL (Party of Labor of Albania) that the ‘great leader’ had died, the prisoners…”! / The testimony of the former political convict.
By Reshat KRIPA Part Twelve Memorie.al / Arbër were standing in his corner in the hall, waiting for the arrival...
“And he stands as he was, he will keep the name he had, his true name is November twenty-eight…”/ The unknown poem of Ali Asllani about Ismail Qemali and rare photos from the funeral ceremony are revealed.
By Darling Ismail Vlora Memorie.al / The four-page manuscript is revealed, which the poet from Vlora, Ali Asllani, wrote on...