On April 3, 1880, the Defense League of the Highlands and the City was formed in Shkodër. It was headed by Hodo Sokoli.

On April 3, 1914, democratic patriot Mentor Çoku was born in Elbasan. He created “The society of Young men for the rights of Albanians”. He found himself at the head of the nationalist forces in Ohër/Ohrid and Struga. With the arrival of the communist regime, he realized that resistance would be impossible. He exiled in Italy to return to his homeland after the 1990s. Mentor Çoku passed away on April 18, 1996 at his home in Rome.

On April 3, 1933, Fitnete Rexha “Merited Artist”, one of the most prominent singers of the folk music of central Albania, was born in Tirana. Fitneta Rexha has recorded about 200 popular songs of Central Albania, a value of the Radio Tirana archive. She passed away in Tirana on August 14, 2003.

On April 3, 1947, the actress of the National Theater, Drita Haxhiraj, was born in Tirana. For 25 consecutive years, she performed over 50 roles in her career in the National Theater and 11 roles in movies. She was honored with the title “Merited Artist”.

On April 3, 2008 Albania received the membership invitation to NATO. A year later, Albania became part of the Alliance as a member with full rights.

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