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Gazeta Shqiptare

e martë 19 maj 1998

Albania, school for guerrillas

New discoveries from the PPSh archives Until 1970, Hoxha provided courses for military training FATOS BYZHUKU Today, a rare document found in the Central State Archive will be published in the newspaper pages, referring to Albania as a secret school for military training for partisans from other countries. Military courses were held until 1970 for Palestinian colonels and generals, as well as for military personnel from various Arab and African countries. These military schools were set up from time to time on the basis of requests coming from different friendly organizations and states. According to the document being published, by the end of the 1960s dozens of senior military officers of the Organization for the Liberation of Palestine, colonels and generals from Turkey, Iran, Iraq and African countries had been trained in Albania. TIRANA The comrades in the Albanian government and Enver Hoxha supported every armed guerrilla movement in the world, both during the period when Albania was part of the Warsaw Pact and after leaving it. After severing diplomatic ties with Western countries, official Tirana was left only with contacts with Arab regimes and with countries of the Third World. In this context, Albanian officials also organized secret military courses and schools to train commandos, officers and generals from various countries. The archives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Defense and the Central Committee of the PPSh preserve dozens of files made up of letters, reports and training programs, which confirm Albanian involvement in this activity. In the country’s facilities, especially in army schools and in isolated training grounds, courses were held on the use of weapons, explosives, sabotage, communications and the organization of guerrilla units. In a 1969 document, it is mentioned that the Albanian authorities had also prepared materials in foreign languages for trainees who had come from abroad. According to the practice of the time, foreigners were housed in special facilities and their movements were kept under strict control. Cooperation often took place in coordination with political representatives of friendly countries or liberation organizations. The document we are publishing sheds light on a little-known side of Albanian foreign policy: the use of the country’s territory and military structures for international ideological purposes. It includes names of states, units, programs and concrete requests for military training of cadres, showing that Albania in those years functioned also as a small but active center for the training of foreign fighters. article continues on the inside pages Guerrilla training in military maneuvers in Indochina
Enver Hoxha Shqipëri Tiranë Palestinë Turqi Iran

Germany, neo-Nazis attack Albanians too

They freeze and severely beat a couple in Dortmund. Many countries are plagued by violence against immigrants TRAND At the time of the scene of Nazi madness in the city of Minden in Westphalia, Germany, there was an Albanian couple. According to German police, the young attackers with shaved heads were not neo-Nazis or far-right extremists, but simply racist hooligans. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday. The two Albanians were walking hand in hand in the center of Minden when a girl and a boy followed them with xenophobic shouts and insults. The attackers are 17 and 24 years old and severely beat one of the Albanians. They then began to beat the woman too, until she fell to the ground. However, the incident has only now been revealed by the police. The perpetrators of the violence, who were arrested immediately, confessed to their crime. The German anti-racist center based in Leipzig has also reported another xenophobic act against foreigners in Minden. On Thursday evening, a 21-year-old Turk was attacked with a glass bottle, but he suffered only a cut on the neck. This is the second incident within a few days in Minden. A 26-year-old with a criminal record has been arrested. Three days earlier, three young foreigners were threatened with bottles and an axe. In recent times, attacks with racist motives have greatly increased in Germany. The latest dramatic report comes from Magdeburg, where nine neo-Nazis in vehicles chased a Vietnamese man and a Mozambican, who were on bicycles. They hit them with baseball bats and kicks. Then they poured gasoline on the black man and set him on fire. Fortunately, he was saved by the intervention of a nurse. Police investigations are continuing.
Gjermani Dormundi Minden Vestfali Leipzig

After the Appeal’s protest, Hoxha’s widow to Cassation

Judges: «She has misappropriated 549,000 lekë» TIRANA The file concerning the misappropriation of a sum of money by Nexhmije Hoxha is expected to be examined soon by the Court of Cassation. The decision came after the Appeal’s protest, which calls for the case to be reviewed. Sources close to the judiciary say the financial damage amounts to 549,000 lekë. According to the case materials, the misappropriation is linked to payments and expenses made in recent years, which the control bodies have raised doubts about. Her lawyers have contested the charge, arguing that the procedures were followed incorrectly and that personal responsibility has not been proven. The case has attracted great public interest because of the defendant’s name and her connection to the former communist leadership. The Cassation ruling is expected to clarify whether the file will be sent back for retrial or will be finally closed. Hoxha’s widow at her center
Nexhmije Hoxha Tiranë

Muça’s killer sentenced to 25 years

The prosecutor’s unrelenting indictment accuses the second one TIRANA The Tirana Court has imposed twenty-five years of imprisonment on Vladimir Gazivoda and Muje Osyka, accused of the murder of Azem Muça. At the end of the hearing, the panel delivered its verdict, finding them guilty of the serious criminal episode. The murder of Muça caused great public reaction because of the circumstances and the profile of the people involved. During the trial, the prosecution presented evidence, expert reports and statements which, according to it, proved the role of the defendants. The defense requested a reduction in the sentence, but the court rejected the request. The decision provides for a long prison term for the perpetrators of the crime. The defense announced that it will appeal the ruling to the higher courts.
Vladimir Gazivoda Muje Osyka Azem Muça Tiranë

From Hiroshima to Tirana, a letter full of records

It sends itself 9 days to cover thousands of kilometers JAPAN This is an "Orange special" sent by plane, and also dispatched by plane on the 15th of the same month. It is also arriving today on the 15th! Although it is a letter from one person, by counting the stamps and postmarks it seems delayed. Apparently, the use of air transport always does its job. It was sent from Hiroshima to Tirana. Thousands and thousands of kilometers covered by plane in 9 days. A record, of course, for our country. This is one of the well-known passions of collector Gezim Koka, who sent it to our editorial office. To date he has collected 370 postal letters with various delivery times. 58 goes an "Orange special" will be shown p[?]agjaf? is? low national? economic? Lupa ran? in the account? of the Federal organization? Berlin 370. pay? interesting rows? For? air transport? 20d. On the other hand, Kosovoli? fact no mansh? Glej? Vetron? or poiden nintre? dhas aerosen
Gezim Koka Hiroshima Tiranë Japoni Berlin

Do you have anything to sell? Have something for sale? Want to buy something?

call: 204. do not send the coupon below by post. No later than 15 days afterwards your advertisement will be published free of charge. Buying and selling Bathtub 370 German marks. 58 goes a "Orange special" do logos? p[?]agjaf? economical. Lupo? on the 15th of the same month. arrives today! although this is an "Orange special", it is a record. Glej? Vetron? or by aerosen For sale Office chair, work table, bookcase and household furniture offered. Reasonable prices. Job requests Experienced salesperson sought in retail trade. Housing request Apartment for rent sought in Tirana. This page reserves the right to make corrections due to changes in publishing policy. In case of non-publication, the text is returned unchanged. Free only once. GAZETA SHQIPTARE. Near Bajram Curri 370 Tirana. Perva uga knergj? detti
Tiranë Bajram Curri