On May 16, 1919, The US President Woodrow Wilson received the Albanian delegation headed by Turhan Pasha in Peace Conference of Paris, after WW1. Our representatives at this meeting protested against the violation of the independence of the new Albanian state and the violence against the Albanians.

On May 16, 1940, the workers who worked for the construction of the airport in Berat went on strike. They demanded payment of overtime and reduced working hours. The strikers who worked for the reclamation of the Durrës marsh made the same demands.

On May 16, 1997, at the initiative of the League of Albanian Cultural and Artistic Associations of Macedonia, the First Civic Song Festival “Sounds of Penestia” was opened in Dibër. The festival has become a tradition and aims to preserve and spread these songs.

On May 16, 1999, Ukshin Hoti disappeared under circumstances that have not yet been clarified. The well-known activist of the National Movement, professor Ukshin Hoti was born on June 17, 1943 in the village of Krushë te Madhe in Rahovec. He was a professor, writer, philosopher, intellectual, patriot and outstanding activist of the national issue during the years 1981-1999. Ukshin Hoti has also been a lecturer at several American universities where he studied and graduated. For his patriotic activity, he was arrested several times by the Serbian regime of Tito and Milosevic. He was arrested for the last time in 1994 by the Serbian police on the charge of exercising hostile activity against Yugoslavia and for his participation in the movement for the Republic of Kosova, in which case he was sentenced to 5 years in prison. On May 16, 1999, after his release and after leaving the Dubrava prison cell, he disappeared from the Serbian police without leaving a trace. Prison mates, those who survived the massacre of Dubrava, a few days later, have shown that Ukshin was released from prison on May 16, Sunday, a day when prisoners were not released. From that time until now, the great activity of the Albanian national issue, the magister, philosopher, writer, publicist, devoted patriot, Ukshin Hoti is considered missing.

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