Fatos Thanas Nano is an Albanian socialist politician who served as Prime Minister of Albania in 1991,from 1997 to 1998 and from 2002 to 2005. He was the first leader and founder of the Socialist Party of Albania and a member of the Albanian Parliament from 1991 to 1993 and 1997 to 2009. He reformed the anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninist ideology of the Labor Party of Albania into social democracy for its successor,the Socialist Party. During his leadership,the Socialist Party,as a result of reforms,joined the Socialist International and Party of European Socialists. Nano was a candidate in the 2007 presidential election but did not win. He again tried in the 2012 presidential election,but he did not even qualify as a candidate,because the leaders of parties in Parliament obstructed their respective MPs to elect him as candidate in the elections.
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.
In 1997,Albania experienced widespread civil unrest due to economic problems caused by the collapse of pyramid schemes. The large sums of money siphoned from the government to fund these schemes led to the collapse of the Democratic Party's government in January 1997. The conflict,which lasted until August 1997,resulted in the deaths of more than 2,000 people. The establishment of a new government occurred as revolutionaries surrounded Tirana. Various sources also describe the ensuing violence as a rebellion or even a civil war.
Jakup Halil Mato was an Albanian publicist,educational administrator and lector of Tirana University. 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.
Gugash Magani is an Albanian football coach and a former player who is the current head coach of Tirana in the Kategoria Superiore.
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 Qenali and the Council of Elders (Pleqnia).
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.
Dhimitër Shuteriqi was an Albanian scholar,literary historian,and writer. He participated in the anti-fascist National Liberation Movement. After the war,he was a member of the People's Assembly and one of the founders and later president of the Albanian League of Writers and Artists. In addition to a series of books and novels,he has published numerous volumes of textbooks,especially those on the History of Albanian Literature for high schools.
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.
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.
Jusuf Reçi was an Albanian Miller born in Tirana,Albania to the Reçi tribe and he is known for assassinating Avni Rustemi,an Albanian activist,on the 20th of April 1924. Avni's death gave rise to the anti-government demonstrations that led to the June Revolution.
