The first partisan battalion in the district of Gjirokastra was the “Chameria” battalion, which was formed at Konispol on June 18, 1943, on the base of the same name battalion. Most of the anti-fascist fighters were sons of martyr Chameria. The battalion conducted combat operations in Konispol, Delvina, Chamaria, Vurg, Dropull, Libohova, Dangelli, Deshnice, Kelcyre and elsewhere.
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8 May 1926, was concluded the agreement between the Albanian Government and the Serbian-Albanian Bank
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8 May 1937, King Zog I decreed the Law on Changing the Names of Some Cities, Villages, Wards, Rivers, etc