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Kosovitsa in Northern Epirus: The village divided between Greece & Albania in 1923
Its centuries-old history, how it got its name – Its cession to Albania under the Florence Protocol (1913) and its final transfer to the neighbouring country in 1923 – The district that remained in Greece and the founding of the village of Agia Marina – The Battle of Mourgkana in 1948 and Kosovitsa as a passage into Albania
Moscopole: The Greek town of 50,000 in Northern Epirus destroyed by Turco-Albanian forces in just three days in 1769
Where is Moscopole located? Who lived there? Why was it known as the "Athens of Ottoman Rule"? How many people lived there in 1769, and why was it destroyed by Albanian armed bands? The town's eventual capture by Ali Pasha
European Parliament recognises historic presence & property rights of Ethnic Greek Minority in Albania for the first time, says Beleris
Amendments highlighted Albania’s key shortcomings in the areas of the rule of law, human rights and minority rights, while the report includes an explicit reference to the Greek national minority for the first time in its history
Edi Rama “got stuck” and accuses Greece of being jealous
He failed to account for the protesters in his effort to facilitate Trump’s son-in-law’s €4 billion investment in land that was transferred through opaque procedures and part of which is claimed by ethnic Greeks. Now he is looking for instigators in Greece and talking about a Russian hand behind the unrest
Mass protests in Albania over resort linked to Trump’s son-in-law – Rama government under fire
Demonstrations against the Kushner investment in a protected area continue
The second liberation of Northern Epirus by the Hellenic Army and the incredible bravery of Lieutenant Leontokianakos
The “Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus” – Albania after the Protocol of Corfu (4 May 1914) – The departure of Prince Wied and the chaos in the country – Greece liberates Northern Epirus for the second time within 10 days – The tragic end of the Maniot officers Stefanakos and Leontokianakos and the monumental response of the latter to his murderers
How “Albanian” was Georgios Kastriotis or Skanderbeg, what does the domed tomb at the Hilandar Monastery on Mount Athos hide?
Questions about Georgios Kastriotis: The “Tower of the Albanian” on Mount Athos, the relations of Ioannis Kastriotis, Georgios’s father, with Mount Athos – The arcosolium (domed tomb) at the Hilandar Monastery and who has been buried there
November 22, 1940: The third liberation of Koritsa, the first victory worldwide against the Axis!
The history of Koritsa and its first and second liberations in 1912 and 1914 respectively – The French betrayal – How it was finally incorporated into the Albanian state – The new liberation of Koritsa on November 22, 1940, and the exuberant celebrations throughout the country
