DOSSIER On pages 18-19
7 APRIL ’39, KING ZOG’S CROSSROADS, 70 YEARS AFTER THE ITALIAN OCCUPATION Supplement
Sherif BELOW Arben Rakipi has won a vote in the US. What he will say in the US is known only in the sense that it may affect Albanian politics and human rights collectively and the free, universal and free rights of man
tokaj: jargajra e lak. organized resistance to the police Crime - politics broken Tokaj: jargajra e lak. organized resistance to the police
ON THE OCCASION OF THE ANNIVERSARY Ekrem Spahiu: King Zog laid the foundations of the state modern Albanian On pages 18-19
TIRANA — The first prefects in Albania have now been appointed. It was Prime Minister Meksi who presented them to the government the day before yesterday. Their role will be to coordinate the activity of the central government with that of local government. At the same time, the
Owens from Manhattan: We fled Vienna, in Tirana we felt at home The rescue of the Jews, the untold history of Albania, the Kanun and besa Fritzi Weitzmann Owens She comes from a “city of culture.” In 1938, when the Nazi occupation of Austria forced her to leave Vienna, Albania, a
Geraldina Apponyi: Life near King Zog and the sisters. How I learned Albanian Geraldina Apponyi: Life near King Zog and the sisters. How I learned Albanian On page 19
Opinion of the Day Eight years ago, on 24 December 2012, in the country’s capital, the monument of King Zog was erected, precisely on the boulevard bearing his name, thereby monumentalizing... By EKREM SPAHIU Monumentalization of King Zog Continues on page 21
Interview with Leka Zogu on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of King Zog’s birth p. 4
Opinion of the Day By EKREM SPAHIU 17 November 2012! A great anniversary and a deserved date for Albania to experience and monumentalize its state-building history, in comparison with history... Continues on page 21 King Zog in the homeland, 10 years since the return of the remai
Opinion of the Day By EKREM SPAHIU 17 November 2012! A great anniversary and a date worthy of Albania to experience and monumentalize its state-building history, alongside history... Continues on page 21 King Zog in the homeland, 10 years since the return of the remains
June 10 of the year ’24: the first dream of democracy TIRANË — Seventy years ago the rebel troops entered Tirana in triumph. Thus began the short government of Fan Noli at the head of the exhausted Albanian state. 10 June 1924 was only one of the stages of what is now called the
He made the gold kept in “Banca di Napoli” disappear. The order of April 6, 1939: Show me the state of the treasury THE BOOK BY BLENDI FEVZIU TIRANE BLENDI FEVZIU An excursion into the politics of the Albanian state from 1912 to 2012. Journalist Blendi Fevziu has conceived his ne
King Zog’s wedding in an Australian magazine Comments about the divorced Suzana and Leka Pages 13-20
THE SINAJ FAMILY DYNASTY, A GENIUS FROM VOSKOPOJA, EMPEROR IN AUSTRIA Symbols, Enver Hoxha adorned the cap like King Zog's THE SINAJ FAMILY DYNASTY A GENIUS FROM VOSKOPOJA EMPEROR IN AUSTRIA Symbols, Enver Hoxha adorned the cap like King Zog's P 17-24
REBURIAL TOMORROW Page 8 Sulejman Gjana: the grave of King Zog, the most visited
HISTORIAN ARBEN PUTO Pages 2-3 King Zog, 7 crates of gold in Britain. France: He is a gangster The escape from Albania, he also abandoned his adviser in Kapshticë
Owens from Manhattan: We fled Vienna, and in Tirana we found ourselves at home The rescue of the Jews, the untold story of Albania, the Kanun and besa By HEBA ALY Fritzi Weitzmann Owens comes from a “city of culture.” In 1938, when the Nazi occupation of Austria forced her to lea