June 26, 1879 marks the end of the reign of the Albanian Ismail Pasha as “Prince of Egypt”. He was appointed viceroy of Egypt on January 19, 1863. During the leadership of Egypt, he tried for its progress and independence from the Ottoman State. Prince Ismail died in Istanbul in 1895 but was buried in Cairo.

On June 26, 1914, numerous Greek forces broke the front from Qafë-Dërrasa to Kuç and surrounded Ftera. In these conditions, families moved in panic.

On June 26, 1945, the acceptance of Albania as a full member was rejected by the United Nations. Albania’s admission to the United Nations became a reality 10 years later, in 1955.

On June 26, 1969, terror was carried out against the Albanians in the Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia under the accusation that they raised the flag of Albania and demanded the unification of the Albanian lands. Most of those sentenced to prison were teachers, professors and students. The terror was aimed at closing Albanian schools.

On June 26, 1969, Vangjel Sulidhi, the outstanding artist, talented photographer, son of the first photographer of Korça, died in Korça. He started the profession of photography inherited from his father in the US. After several years in exile, Vangjel Sulidhi returned to Korça in 1915. In his photo collection, there are fixed portraits of many activists of the Albanian patriotic movement. He was a member of the patriotic society “Vatra e shqipëtarëve” /Home of Albanians/, based in Korça.

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