Alfonso, the king of Naples and ally of our national hero Gjergj Kastriot, on December 6th, 1454, officially asked the Pope to assume burden of the anti-Turkish campaign. He suggested to the Holy Father to put on anti ottoman service the papal felt and help the Albanian war front, with 1000 infantrymen and 200 knights.
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16 September 1927, the villagers attacked the gendarmerie command in Soplik
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16th September 1928, three-days strike in the harbor of Durrës; “Moxarara” was obligated to rise the salary
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