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“In that way, he would give a hand to Mr. Bahri Omari, but now this gentleman has vanished from ‘Dielli’ and I do not believe any other mushroom like him will sprout again…”! / An unknown letter by Sotir Kolea from 1920, addressed to Parashqevi Qirjazi.
Part One Memorie.al / In January 1920, Sotir Kolea requested Parashqevi Qiriazi to influence the American President for the protection...
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“I joyfully present to you that the quarantine room, the clock tower, and the harbor checkpoint of the city of Durrës are…” / Where was the coastal city’s main landmark, and how did it disappear in 1907?
Memorie.al / If we visit Tirana, Kavaja, Elbasan, etc., we will notice something common among them: in the central squares...
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“Durrës, from every point of view, is the mother of all Albanian lands, deserving of having the importance of an European site… because…” / The 1919 letter from the city’s elite, advocating for it to remain the capital of Albania.
Memorie.al / This are how the elite of Durrës would paraphrase their city in a public letter sent to the...
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“The last act of spying conducted from the premises of Hotel ‘Vollga’ was the filming of the toppling of Enver Hoxha’s bust on February 20, 1991, which also led to the arrest of…” / The unknown history of the famous hotel.
Memorie.al/An important aspect of the history of Hotel “Vollga” in the city of Durrës is espionage. Even when the hotel...
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“He opposed the ‘Naim Frashëri’ high school, throwing leaflets with counter-revolutionary content into its courtyard, such as…” / The tragic story of the man who opposed the destruction of churches and mosques in 1967.
By DASHNOR KALOÇI Memorie.al / Although the communist regime of Enver Hoxha had begun its struggle and crackdown on religious...
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“We have about twenty enemies inside, who we will take to Spaç, like an apple seed, and you tell us; I have a heavy burden?! Open the way, my dear, because…”/ Testimony of former political prisoner, Shkëlqim Abazi
By Shkëlqim Abazi Part sixty-eight S P A Ç I The Graveyard of the Living Tirana, 2018...
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“Petrit Dume kept us for coffee, as he was aware of the scenario regarding Teme Sejko, and he told us…” / The rare testimony of Lieutenant General Rrahman Parllaku about the former Rear Admiral of the Naval Fleet.
Memorie.al / My meetings with General Rrahman Parllaku were not frequent, but as the chairman of the United Organization of...
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“After they were killed on the banks of the Buna River while crossing the border, the mangled bodies of Dodë Frani and Gjon Kumbullaku were put on display in front of the Shkodra maternity hospital, where a young mother…” / The tragic story of 1989..
By GJON KAÇAJ Memorie.al / The formerly persecuted and political prisoners of Albania have a standard of representation: Simon Miraka....
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