Theofan Stilian Noli,known as Fan Noli,was an Albanian writer,scholar,diplomat,politician,historian,orator,Archbishop,Metropolitan and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church and the Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America who served as Prime Minister and regent of Albania in 1924 during the June Revolution.
Tetovo is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia,built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of 1,080 km2 (417 sq mi) at 468 meters (1,535 ft) above sea level,with a population of 63,176. The city of Tetovo is the seat of Tetovo Municipality.
Gostivar is a city in North Macedonia,located in the upper Polog valley region. It is the seat of one of the larger municipalities in the country with a population of 59,770,and the town also covers 1.341 square kilometres. Gostivar has road and railway connections with the other cities in the region,such as Tetovo,Skopje,Kičevo,Ohrid,and Debar. A freeway was built in 1995,from Gostivar to Tetovo,24 km (15 mi) long. Gostivar is the seat of Gostivar Municipality.
The People's Movement of Kosovo was a political party in Kosovo active after the Kosovo War,having originally been founded as a political movement of Albanian nationalists in 1982. Despite participating in several elections in autonomous Kosovo,its pre-war existence was its most historically significant period. Historically,its support and membership came from Albanian diaspora,especially within Switzerland and Germany,originating mainly from former Yugoslav republics.
The Balli Kombëtar was an Albanian nationalist,collaborationist,and anti-communist resistance movement during the Second World War. It was led by Ali Këlcyra and by Midhat Frashëri. The movement was formed by members from the landowning elite,liberal nationalists opposed to communism,and other sectors of society in Albania.
Albin Kurti is the Prime Minister of Kosovo,having been elected in March 2021 for a second time. He first served in the role between February and June 2020.
Mustafa Merlika-Kruja was one of the signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence. He served as Prime Minister of Albania during the Italian occupation from December 4,1941,to January 19,1943.
Bedri Pejani was 20th century Albanian politician. During World War II,he was one of the founders of the Second League of Prizren.
Xhafer Deva was a fascist Kosovo Albanian politician during World War II. A notable local politician in Kosovo and in Axis-occupied Albania,he took charge of German-occupied Mitrovica and worked with the Germans to establish a pro-German Albanian government in Kosovo. Following the capitulation of Italy from the war,he helped form a provisional government under German occupation and set up the Second League of Prizren alongside other Albanian nationalists.
A xhamadan or xhamadani is a traditional wool garment worn by Albanian men. It can be sleeved or sleeveless. The sleeveless xhamadan is only one type of the Albanian vest,the other two being the xhamadani me reshme,and the xhamadani fermele. The xhamadani me reshme went out of use around the beginning of the 20th century. whereas the xhamadan and the xhamadani fermele continue to be used in traditional festivities. A good xhamadan is usually richly embroidered,sometimes in gold:in the past its quality revealed social rank.
The Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo was an Albanian organization founded in Shkodër on 1 May 1918. It was mainly consisted of the political exiles from Kosovo and was led by Hoxha Kadri from Pristina. It existed in looser form since May 1915.
"Free Albania" National Committee,also known as "Free Albania" National-Democratic Committee,also National Committee for a Free Albania or NCFA,was a political organization of post-World War II Albanian emigres based in the Western countries. It was supported by the CIA as part of the Albanian Subversion and was a member of the National Committee for a Free Europe. The committee's aim was organizing the Albanian diaspora and cooperating with western powers in overthrowing Enver Hoxha's Communist regime in Albania.
The committee's creation was initiated in Rome and was completed in Paris in the summer of 1949.
Xhafer Spahiu was an Albanian politician of the Albanian Party of Labour (PPSh). He was the only Kosovar Albanian of the higher ranks of the Communist Albania leadership after 1948.
Bislim Kadri Bajgora was an Albanian nationalist and Axis collaborator,Adjutant for the Balli Kombëtar forces of Kosovo during World War II. He is known for killing Albanian communist Vasil Shanto.
Leard Sadriu is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Slovenian PrvaLiga side Mura and the Kosovo national team.
Hafiz Tahir Kolgjini was an Albanian imam,scholar,writer,poet,historian,and clerk.
The Raduša shootout was a shootout between the Macedonian police forces and 4 veterans of the NLA near the village of Raduša close to the Kosovo border,who were smuggling weapons. The Macedonian police recovered a large quantity of weapons and NLA uniforms in their vehicle.
Kosovo during the Second World War was in a very dramatic period,because different currents clashed,bringing constant tensions within it. During World War II,the region of Kosovo was split into three occupational zones:Italian,German,and Bulgarian. Partisans from Albania and Yugoslavia led the fight for Kosovo's independence from the invader and his allies. During occupation by Axis powers,Bulgarian and Albanian collaborators killed thousands of Kosovo Serbs and Montenegrins. Tens of thousands were also expelled or were placed into concentration camps.
Sylejman Sylejmani was an Albanian academic and politician. He was a professor at the University of Prishtina,as well as the Education Minister of Gjakova,as well as leader of the Albanian League of Education (LASH). He lead the student protests of Gjakova and was one of the founders of the Democratic League of Kosovo and Kosovo Liberation Army and Kosovo War veteran. He developed amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as a result of torture endured during before and after the Kosovo War.
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