Vangjel Dule in the cabinet, second on the Vlora list, Vasili Bollano Officials of the new majority claim that the head of PBDNJ will take the post of Minister of Labor. Under the agreement, the mandate is surrendered and the next person on the list becomes an MP Pages 2-3

“RILINDASI” Pages 13-20 RILINDASI 100 YEARS, THE BATTLE OF SHKODËR The elders of Shijak recount Esad’s betrayal The elders of Shijak recount the betrayal of Esad Pashë Toptani 100 years since the Battle of Shkodër. How Hasan Riza Pasha was treacherously killed

MINISTRY OF DEFENSE Helicopter ‘smuggling’ Millions are paid for advertising, no money for clearing the aircraft through customs TIRANA Genc Kondi The Tirana Court has issued an enforcement order against the Air Force, which it says has “forgotten” to pay the relevant fee at the Rinas Customs office for one of the helicopters purchased in France... Page 4

EXAMS Pages 5-8 The selected English, physics and chemistry test New students, Kule: A huge burden, we don’t have lecturers

EXCLUSIVE/DOSSIER How Ahmet Zogu shot the insurgents of Dukagjini in the back in 1926 The testimonies of Dom Lazër Shantoja and Zef Arapi. How the rebels were betrayed by Yugoslav intrigues. Why Tropoja did not take part in the uprising. Mussolini’s letter: Help Zogu Pages 10-11 IN PHOTO: Ahmet Zogu’s triumphant entry into Tirana

Comment BY VASILIKA TAFA Bagozë Doll These days, Plazhi i Gjeneralit is one of the best relaxing destinations, for getting away from the hot post-election climate. Located not far from Tirana, on a stunning landscape in the Kavaja “Riviera,” laid out among low hills and greenery all year round, this place, by the sea, still remains a little-explored treasure full of all the surprises it offers. Every time I come here, the legend of the general comes to mind, the name of whom has also determined the toponym of this pearl. But to go there and return from there you have to pass through several beautiful villages where nothing of history has remained standing. Not even from the recent history of the dictatorship are traces remaining. Although I had left behind the election “noise” of the capital,... continues on page 9

ELBASAN METALLURGICAL COMPLEX Page 13 GRENADES EXPLODE, “KURUM” WORKER KILLED 35-year-old Gjergji Bodurri, uninsured at work

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