-On February 6, 1967 – The “struggle” began against the uprooting of religious beliefs in then communist Albania, as well as the destruction of cult institutions, churches, mosques and Bektashi tekkes.

-On February 6, 2007, the great actor of the stage and screen Kadri Roshi passed away at the age of 83. He was born on January 4, 1924, in Mallakastër. After the success of the comedy “The Marriage” of Gogol, where Kadri Roshi played the role of Podgolisen, he immediately joined the Popular Theater troop with a group of amateurs. After graduating with honors in Prague in 1950, he returns to his homeland, to leave an indelible mark on every Albanian art lover with about 215 roles in theater and cinema. Some of the movies and plays the actor performs are “Tana”, “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark”, “The Kremlin Hours”, “Aesop”, “Arturo Ui”,  “Apassionata”, “Poppies on the Wall”, as well as ” Crazy time” in the role of Xha Fiqo, which would be his last role. Kadri Roshi, this emblem of Albanian theater and cinema would be described as the patriarch of the Albanian sung word. He was awarded in 1995 with the Career Award at the Artistic Film Festival and from 1999 as “Honour of the Nation”. Kadri Roshi, the lover of modesty, passed away in Tirana on February 6, 2007.

-On February 6, 2014, at the age of 74, the icon of the Albanian stage, People’s Artist, Vaçe Zela passed away. She was born on April 7, 1939 in Lushnja. She started her career at a young age and in 1962, she was the first winner of the Song Festival in RTSH, with the song The First Child. Her repertoire was very rich. She was 12 times winner of the Song Festival in the RTSH and was awarded with the titles of Merited Artist, and People’s Artist. Vaçe Zela finally left the stage in 1992, to live in Basel, Switzerland. She was awarded with the “Honour of the Nation” Order on December 24, 2002 with the motivation: “For the rare values ​​as an Outstanding Artist, with extraordinary popularity, for the masterful interpretation of the light song and folk music, for the wealth that she created in the Albanian school of musical interpretation.” In her honor, the year 2009 was announced by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports as “Year of Vaçe Zela”, naming a street in the capital after her. On February 6, 2014, at the age of 74, she passed away in Basel, Switzerland, leaving her star burning forever in the skies of Albania.

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