Sotir Kolea
Today is celebrated the establishment of the National Library. It was established on December 10th 1922 with 3000 volumes inherited from “Literary of Shkodra” and the society “Vllaznia”. The first director was Sotir Kolea. It collects and preserves the Albanian publications, creating the, the richest Albanological fund in the world.
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16 April 1736, was written the Codex No.72 of Berat, monument of our medieval culture with great historical and artistic value
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16 April 1881, The League of Prizren begun an armed conflict with the Ottoman Empire forces
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16 April 1895, was born the Arbëresh poet Josif Rela from the region of Zara in Dalmatia
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16 April 1912, the Assembly of Krasniqi presented to the Young Turk government a memorandum urging the recognition of Albania autonomy
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16 April 1913, Esat Pasha Toptani signed the capitulation agreement and handed Shkodra to Montenegrins