-August 25 marks the re-erection of the tomb of Father Ali on the Mount Tomor, Berat, which is celebrated with the pilgrimage of the Bektashian Believers.

-On August 25, 1878, the envoy of Istanbul, Mehmet Ali Pasha Maxhari, called the leaders of the Albanian League of Prizren to talks. He asked them to release Plava and Gucia in favor of Montenegro. The refusal of the Albanian League of Prizren was followed fierce fighting that led to the murder of Ali Pasha Maxhari,himself.

-On August 25, 1900, one of the first Albanian archaeologists, Hasan Ceka, was born in Elbasan. After graduating in Vienna, he returned to his homeland as an archaeologist near Nucleus of the Archaeological Museum in the National Library. He led the first Albanian archeological expeditions and excavations and was distinguished as a researcher of Albanian numismatics. He passed away at the age of 98, on July 12, 1998.

-On August 25, 1909, the first Albanian school was opened in Filat, Çamëri, on the initiative of the patriot Musa Hamiti.

-On August 25-28, 1920, the Educational Congress of Elbasan was held. It designed the platform of school reorganization, unification of programs and education.

-On August 25, 1942, amid the WWII, the newspaper Zëri i Populli /Peoples’ Voice/, one of the longest-lived organs of the Albanian newspaper, was published in complete illegality.

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