Calendar January 24, 2026
1822 - Ali Pasha Tepelena, a powerful noble ruler of the Ottoman Empire, dies. The attempts of Ali Pasha Tepelena...
“Before the execution, when Zyrika Mano said to her husband, Vasili: ‘We shall meet again in heaven,’ the criminal prosecutor Nevzat Haznedari intervened, saying…” / The rare testimony of a survivor from the Vloçisht political camp.
Memorie.al / The distant past seem to arrive in the form of a somber legend from the mouth of 82-year-old...
“Pavli Terka, a wealthy Aromanian who owned the houses of a large neighborhood near the port, as well as one of the city’s hotels, was the man who…” / The unknown history of the Aromanians of Durrës.
Memorie.al / A hilly area in the coastal crown of Durrës, where the folds (stanet), livestock, and later the dwellings...
“Doctors, operators, veterinarians, midwives, or other health officials who issue false certificates to inspire trust in the Authority shall be punished…” / What did the Penal Code of 1928 provide?
By Dashnor Kaloçi Part sixteen Memorie.al / The history of parliamentary elections in our country, or more accurately, the attempts...
“It is prohibited to publish in the press or announce on the radio various data related to mineral resources…” / Directive of Prime Minister Mehmet Shehu on the preservation of state secrets, December 14, 1961.
Memorie.al / I believe few have not seen one of the final audio-visual recordings of Albania's former dictator, Enver Hoxha,...
“The Progonat Protest: When the ‘Children of the Party’ turned love into ‘Revolution’ and demanded that engagements…” / Reflections of the renowned professor on the manipulation of pioneers during the communist regime.
By Msc. Xhorxhina Seferi Part One -The APL’s Policy Against Religious Beliefs: Legal Measures and the Propaganda Campaign of 1967-...
“I heard the guards taking him by force at midnight to face the firing squad. With a shaking voice, he said to his cellmate: ‘I leave my children in your care,’ but he…” / From the memoirs of the former Member of Parliament
By DASHNOR KALOÇI Memorie.al / The severe weather with heavy rain and snowfall that has engulfed not only our country...
Calendar January 23, 2026
1916 - Isa bej Boletini, an Albanian national figure and insurgent in the Vilayet of Kosovo, participates in his youth...
“When beets became dye…!” / The hidden Easter of a childhood under the dictatorship.
By Adela Kolea Memorie.al / Considering the turbulent history of religious faith in Albania during the years of the dictatorship...
“According to Dr. Teodor Kareco, a former official of the Labour Party but an objective researcher of the War, the number of partisan and nationalist martyrs is 3,442 people…” / Reflections of the renowned historian on the book by Dr. Uran Butka.
Memorie.al / The new voluminous publication "The Civil War in Albania" is the fruit of research and scientific treatment of...