When it is insisted that the law of the ruling party will be democratic... When it is insisted that the law of the ruling party will be democratic, but that there will be a few “small corrections,” because Albania needs stability, that immediately reminds one of Mussolini’s langu
Newspaper of the Democratic Party of Albania WEDNESDAY 6 MAY 1998 Price 20 lek (1923) On the 102nd anniversary of the birth of Benito Mussolini ON PAGE 5 Investigations into VERA implicate government officials ON PAGE 4 “Profeson” conditions change boycott ON PAGE 5 Creditors are
The Speaker has decided not to block only in the proper sessions The Speaker has decided to not block us only in the proper sessions Gjinushi ignores Meidani’s invitation The media shocked by the resurrection of Musso- lini in Albania’s draft constitution ON PAGE 3
HISTORY BY BERND J. FISCHER On pages 12-13
REACTIONS AFTER THE “FIGHTING IN PARLIAMENT” RAMA’S IRONY: THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE IS UNWATCHFUL, GENT STRAZIMIRI: YOU WILL END UP LIKE MUSSOLINI On page 3
DOSSIER/ The history of 1939, the surrender of Skanderbeg’s crown The landing of Benito Mussolini’s fascists. Armed resistance by part of the military units and hundreds of civilian volunteers (In the photo:) Photo from the occupation of Albania by Fascist Italy on 7 April 1939 T
DOSSIER/ The history of 1939, surrender of the crown of Skanderbeg The landing of Benito Mussolini’s fascists. Armed resistance by part of the military units and hundreds of civilian volunteers (In photo:) Photo from the occupation of Albania by fascist Italy on April 7, 1939 The
DOSSIER BY FATOS VELIU Vito Kapo: In 1940 I went to Mussolini’s office with communist brochures under my arm On pages 18-19
Consul: Even Ambassador Nikolaos Pazios’s father fought here SARANDË/ MP from Ioannina, Dule and Bollano commemorate the Italo-Greek war As every year, on Friday evening the Greeks of Albania and those of Greece commemorated 28 October, known in Greece as the feast of the histori
Consul: Even the father of Ambassador Nikolaos Pazios fought here SARANDA/ The deputy from Ioannina, Dule and Bollano commemorate the Italo-Greek war As every year, on Friday evening as well, the Greeks in Albania and those in Greece commemorated 28 October, known in Greece as th
Mussolini's letter on 18 August 1933: Ahmet Zogu killed him treacherously DOSSIER/DOCUMENT
Arben Puto: He asked Zog, who sent him only 2,000 “Konica made a deal with the fascists to pay off a debt of 9,000 USD” (In photo:) The well-known historian Arben Puto. Erduli Faik Konica “The legation’s treasury was found empty after 7 April. King Zog left, taking the state’s mo
Arben Puto: He asked Zog, but he sent only 2 thousand (In the photo:) The well-known historian Arben Puto. On the right Faik Konica “The legation’s treasury was found empty after 7 April. King Zog fled and took the state’s money with him. Faik himself wrote: I have become a sorry
Berlusconi: election winner Home? The right wing led by billionaire television magnate Silvio Berlusconi emerged victorious, but one of its coalition parties, the Italian Social Movement, with neo-fascist roots, is unlikely to be selected. Members of the right-center of the oppos
“Count Ciano gave the deputies envelopes with Albanian francs. Mustafa Kruja was an agent of the secret service, he sang praises of Mussolini” ANALYSIS/ “Ernest Koliqi prepared the aggression of 7 April ’39” Arben Puto: I reveal to you who are the collaborators of the fascists (I
STATEMENT ON A1 REPORT Spartak Ngjela: Berisha, Bode and Fullani should be under indictment PAGE 6 OPPOSITION The Democratic Party convenes the parallel Conference of Parliament, Paloka mirrors Meta PAGE 7 SPECIAL Xhuzepe Masani, fanatical Albania in Mussolini’s hands, here is th