— On the 70th anniversary of the National Congress of Lushnjë — Two and a half years of the First World War and the adventures of foreign generals and governments, especially those of Italy and Greece, which had chauvinistic aims at Albania’s expense, had turned the country into a battlefield of wars and foreign interventions. This caused Albania to be divided into several zones of occupation by foreign armies, while the government of Durrës, created on 25 December 1918 and led by Turhan Pashë Përmeti, proved powerless and submissive to foreigners. The decisions of the Paris Peace Conference seriously endangered the very existence of the Albanian state. In these conditions, Albanian patriotic forces sprang into action. On 21 January 1920, the National Congress assembled in the city of Lushnjë, becoming one of the most important events in the history of our people. The Lushnjë Congress rejected the plans to partition Albania and firmly affirmed its independence. It overthrew the government of Durrës and created the new highest bodies of the Albanian state: the High Council, the National Council, and the national government with Sulejman Delvina as prime minister. It was also decided that Tirana would become the country’s capital. The importance of the Lushnjë Congress also lies in the fact that it mobilized the Albanian people to defend the freedom and territorial integrity of the homeland. Its spirit was revealed in the Vlora War, which dealt a severe blow to imperialist plans and led to the withdrawal of the Italian occupiers from Vlora. Today, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the National Congress of Lushnjë, our people pay deep respect to the patriots who organized and led this historic assembly. Its legacy remains a powerful source of inspiration for the unceasing efforts in defense of independence, sovereignty, and socialism. [OCR note: the column text is partly unreadable in the image and has been reconstructed only in the visible sections; the full article is not clearly legible.] (Photo: P. Onesi - ATSH)

Comrades, the success of the participating branches made possible the successful work of the miners’ 40th anniversary of the migrant [?] Our comrades subjected their daily tasks to a detailed review in order to accomplish and overcome the tasks. The note emphasizes that over 40 years of work there have been notable advances in the organization of production, in the better use of machinery, and in increasing output. From the visible data on the page it is understood that this concerns a work collective celebrating its 40th anniversary. We are pleased by the fact that good experiences are being generalized, that the spirit of responsibility and socialist discipline is growing. All this creates conditions for even higher results in the future. [OCR note: the headline and text are partly unreadable; only what can be identified with certainty has been preserved.]

The turning point should be deepened The work analysis calls for greater pace and consistency at all stages of production. It is emphasized that internal reserves must be better used and that organization, discipline, and control must be strengthened. The article gives examples from the practice of an enterprise or collective, but a large part of the text is unreadable in the image. [OCR note: only the headline and a few segments are discernible.]

The 70th anniversary of the Lushnjë Congress is an occasion to assess the significance of this event in national history. The Congress was a high political and national act through which the Albanian people reaffirmed the right to their own independent state and laid the foundations for the consolidation of its institutions. In the difficult conditions of the time, when the danger of partitioning the country was real, the delegates gathered in Lushnjë took decisions of decisive importance for the fate of the homeland. Their activity gave impetus to the patriotic movement and strengthened confidence in the Albanian people’s ability to defend freedom and sovereignty. The Lushnjë Congress remains a landmark in our modern history and proof of the political maturity of Albanian patriots. [OCR note: the text on the page is partly unclear; this transcription reflects only the readable portions.]

THOMA GOCA In the Korçë region, measures are being taken to improve work and make better use of the available means. The article is devoted to a local economic activity, but the full text is not clearly readable in the image. (Continued on page 2)

The workers of the central collective of the mining unit in Martanesh assess that the results achieved create confidence in the fulfillment of the plan. Among other things, it is mentioned that in 1990, 20 thousand tons more chromium will be extracted than in the previous year. (Continued on page 2)

(Continued on page 2) The article announces a concert with the participation of the Turin Symphony Orchestra and the Turkish conductor Hikmet Şimşek. The text in the image is very unclear and is only partly legible.

(Photo: P. Onesi - ATSH)

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