On June 25, 1815, Professor of Harvard, George Ticknor founder of the first Boston Bookstore came to Albania to meet and study the life and work of Ali Pasha, at the recommendation of Lord Byron. Ali Pasha had attracted the interest of American personalities among whom Prof. Ticknor, Everett and Joseph Coolidge, the coming son-in-law of US President Thomas Jefferson.

On June 25, 1921, the Council of the League of Nations decided to include in the agenda, the issue of Albania’s borders. In this session, the Albanian representative, Fan Noli had asked the League of Nations to appoint a commission to study the borders and observe the decisions that would be taken. Yugoslav and Greek representatives rejected the Albanian request. In the meantime, the Mirdita undermining uprising had broken out, which had been organized solely to create a pretext for Yugoslav intervention to occupy Albanian lands.

Rexhep Qosja, a great figure of Albanian science and national culture was born on June 25, 1936. Qosja’s creativity in the service of the nation and national culture, counts so far about 20 publications in criticism and journalism, prose, drama, literary history, essays and issues of national culture.

On June 25, 1939, King Zog I, and the government-in-exile met in Istanbul with Turkish President Ismet Inönü. After the talks, King Zog traveled to France and Britain to get the support of Paris, which had opposed the fascist occupation of Albania.

The Greek forces of the notorious general Napolon Zerva on June 25, 1944, barbarically executed in one night in Paramithi some 2000 Albanians from Çamëria. This was one of the most brutal massacres against the Çam population.

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