Calendar February 21, 2026
1916 - During World War I, the Battle of Verdun begins, the battle was the longest of World War I...
“The Selfo family sheltered Enver and supported him financially, even providing gold for the War; yet, he massacred, imprisoned, and executed them, because…” / The shocking story of the wealthy family from Gjirokastra.
Memorie.al / In January 1910, Fejzi Selfo, a prominent intellectual and patriot, was born in Gjirokastra to a family of...
![“When the camp commander, in the presence of the group accompanying him, said to the convicted journalist: ‘Why did you exchange this beautiful profession for the Spaç wagon [mine cart/labor], he [the journalist]…”/ The unknown story of January 10, 1983](https://memorie.al/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Spaç_Prison_Mirditë_Albania_–_Buildings_2018_08-350x250.jpg)
“When a classmate told Alizoti: ‘Why did you bother? Ibrahimi is brilliant,’ he replied: ‘I’m afraid he might get entangled with someone like you…’” / The unknown story involving the Civil Engineering students.
Part Fifteen Excerpts from the book: ‘ALIZOT EMIRI - The...
“They didn’t allow us to visit the Castle because it was a political prison, while the Bazaar Mosque served as a training school for circus acrobats, due to the height of its ceilings…” / The journey of Italian tourists to Albania in ’82.
Memorie.al / The Year 1982: Blocks, walls, and curtains still standing. Albania, the almost impenetrable Marxist-Leninist fortress of Enver Hoxha....
“My father was Enver’s courier and aided the Movement with gold; my mother, Myrvet Baholli, was Nexhmije’s second cousin – yet our family was massacred…” / The tragic story of Demir Bey Bungo, who perished in the Maliq swamp.
Memorie.al / The Bungo family from Elbasan is documented as early as the 14th century as one of the prominent...
“When the military officers, disgruntled by the failure to protect Enver’s monument, summoned Ramiz Alia to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he replied that…” / The memoirs of Mujë Buçpapaj, former student of the December Movement.
Memorie.al / The Government watched, the State Security (Sigurimi) watched. These structures had instinctively transitioned from the hesitation of December...
Calendar February 20, 2026
1879 - Luigj Gurakuqi was born, activist of the national cause, drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence of...