-In the house of Kristo Meksi in Bucharest on December 7, 1909, was founded the patriotic society “Bashkimi” /The Union/.

-The Assembly of Vlora, which declared Albania’s Independence, after electing the government and the Council of the Elders as an advisory body of the government, ended its works on December 7, 1912.

-On December 7, 1919, a protest rally was held in Fier, against the Italian-Greek agreement of July 29, 1919 for the partition of Albania.

-On December 7, 1921, Hasan Prishtina formed what is considered as the most democratic government of Albania during 1920s. It consisted of Zija Dibra, Minister of War, Luigj Gurakuqi, Minister of Interior, Fan Noli, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hoxhë Kadriu, Minister of Justice, Kristo Dako, Minister of Education, Ahmet Dakli, Minister of Finance, Haki Tefiku, Minister of Construction, and Bajram Curri, as general commander of the Army. Only after five days, the opposing forces managed to make the new government resign.

-On December 7, 1926, the composer Tish Daija was born. He studied at the “Tchaikovsky” conservatory in Moscow. For about 20 years he was the artistic leader of the Ensemble of Folk Songs and Dances. His musical creativity includes many operas and operettas. Together with Çesk Zadeja and Tonin Harapi, Tish Daija is the founder of the Composition Chair at the Academy of Fine Arts, today the University of Arts.

-On December 7, 1943, the patriotic doctor Jorgji Karamitri passed away. He was born in Shkodër in 1889. After graduating in dermatology in Poland, he returned to Shkodër to serve his compatriots. For his humanitarian and patriotic activity, he was arrested by the Nazi occupiers and was shot on December 7, 1943.

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