Calendar – November 24

-November of 1887 marks the end of the publication of the monthly magazine “Flamuri i Arbrit” /The Arbër Flag/, founded by Jeronim De Rada in 1883 in Cosenza, Italy.
-In November 1892, the prominent publicist and writer Kostandin Anastas Çekrezi, publisher of the periodical “Iliria”, High Commissioner of Albania in Washington and author of a number of books in Albanian and English, including volumes on the history of Albania, was born in Ziçisht of Korça.
-From November 1901 to 1908, Shahin Bey Kolonja published 101 issues of the biweekly “Drita” /The Light/ in the Albanian language in Sofia, Bulgaria. She played a role in the awakening of national identity among Albanians.
-In November 1920, the democratic circles welcomed Fan Noli’s arrival in Albania and the Albanian government appointed him head of its delegation to the League of Nations in Geneva.
-In November 1921, the government of Turhan Pasha Përmet sent diplomatic missions to Yugoslavia and Greece, considering this period as the establishment of diplomatic relations with the two neighboring countries.
-On November 24, 1933, the poet, playwright Milo Duçi, known by the nickname Lulo Malësori, passed away in Cairo, author of at least 6 theatrical pieces, chairman of the society “Vellazeria” /Brotherhood/ since 1897 in Egypt, author of the newspaper “Besa ” /The Faith/ and the monthly magazine in Albanian language “Toska”.
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