Albanian literature stretches back to the Middle Ages and comprises those literary texts and works written in Albanian. It may also refer to literature written by Albanians in Albania,Kosovo and the Albanian diaspora particularly in Italy. Albanian occupies an independent branch within the Indo-European family and does not have any other closely related language. The origin of Albanian is not entirely known,but it may be a successor of the ancient Illyrian language.
The 1997 Albanian civil unrest was sparked by pyramid scheme failures in Albania soon after its transition to a market economy. The government was toppled and more than 2,000 people were killed. Various other sources also describe the violence that ensued as a rebellion,or a rebellion that gradually escalated into a civil war.
Prof.Dr.Jakup Halil Mato was an Albanian publicist and educational administrator. He started publishing his articles and research studies in the field of literature and arts since the beginning of the 1960s. In the 1990s he served as head of Centre of Art Studies of the Academy of Sciences of Albania.
The Albanian Declaration of Independence was the declaration of independence of Albania from the Ottoman Empire. Independent Albania was proclaimed in Vlorëon 28 November 1912. Six days later the Assembly of Vlorëformed the first Government of Albania which was led by Ismail Qemali and the Council of Elders (Pleqnia).
Jakup Veseli was a leading figure in the Albanian independence movement one of the delegates of Albanian Declaration of Independence,representing the region of Chameria.
Rexhep Demi (1864-1929) was a leading member of the Albanian independence movement and one of the delegates of Albanian Declaration of Independence,representing the region of Çamëria. He was a minister in the Provisional Government of Albania.
Leon Qafzezi is an Albanian writer and cineaste.
Fatos Arapi was an Albanian poet,short story writer,translator and journalist. Arapi's publications have been highly praised by his readers and his peers and have been awarded various national and international poetry prizes. In 2008 Arapi became the first Albanian poet to win the Golden Wreath Award.
Valdete Antoni is one of the best known Albanian contemporary poets. Lyricism,intimacy,sensitivity,thinking and symbolism define her poetry.
Abdurrauf Fico (1881–1944),also known as Rauf Fitso Bey was an Albanian ambassador and politician.
Ylljet Aliçka is an Albanian writer and scriptwriter,mostly known as the author of the novel The Stone Slogans,and the controversial novel A Story With Internationals,which satirizes the diplomatic elite accredited in transition countries.
Drago Siliqi was an Albanian poet,literary critic,and publisher. At the age of 14 he became a scout and then a partisan of the National Liberation Movement. He published his first collection of poetry,and then pursued university studies at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Moscow.
Skënder Petro Luarasi was an Albanian scholar,writer and anti-fascist activist.
Marigo Posio was one of the most distinguished Albanian women,an activist of the Albanian National Awakening and Independence Movement,and consolidating the social status of Albanian women. She is mostly remembered for sewing the flag raised by Ismail Qemali during the Albanian Declaration of Independence in Vlorëon 28 November 1912.
Marenglen Verli is an Albanian historian and scholar. Since 2009,he is a member of the Academy of Sciences of Albania.
Danilo Almeida Alves is Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker,most recently for BG Pathum United in the Thai League 1.
Gilman Bakalli was an Albanian professor,politician,writer and a member of parliament from 2005 to 2009.
Shqipria më1927,e illustruar is a 1928 Albanian encyclopedic guide book authored by Teki Selenica.
The Second Government of the Prime Minister Ilir Meta was the 60th Government of the Republic of Albania which was officially mandated by President Rexhep Meidani on 7 September 2001. After the 2001 election,the alliance led by the Socialist Party won the majority for the second time in a row and managed to create a post–electoral coalition of 86 seats in Parliament to form the new government.
The Bufi Government better known as the Government of Stability was an interim government formed after the resignation of the previous Nano government due to the aggravated situation in the country after the events of 2 April 1991 where 4 opposition supporters were killed in Shkodër during a anti-communist protest that led to the burning of the Shkodra Labor Party Committee. The Nano government resigned on 4 June 1991,and the next day the then-President Ramiz Alia,began negotiations to form a comprehensive government whose main objective would be to restore stability to the country,from which it took the name "Stability Government". Ylli Bufi was accepted also by the opposition to be appointed as Prime Minister,while one of the most prominent figures of the Democratic Party,such as Gramoz Pashko,was appointed Deputy Prime Minister.
