On April 11, 1872, Asdreni was born – Aleksandër Stavri Drenova, publicist poet and democratic patriot. He actively participated in the activity of the colony of Albanians in Bucharest in the struggle for national liberation. The lines of Albanian National Anthem belong to the pen of Asdreni. He passed away in Bucharest in 1947.

On April 11, 1876, the patriot Sali Gjuka was born. He was the editor of the newspaper “Bashkimi i kombit” /Unification of Nation/ of Manastir and an activist of the “Bashkimi” /Unity/ Club. He supported the June Revolution of 1924. Sali Gjuka died in Berat on November 25, 1925.

On April 11, 1906, the patriotic society “Drita” /the Light/ was established. The goal was to unite all Albanian emigrants in Romania to avoid disunity and to enable the opening of an Albanian school and the establishment of the Albanian church.

On April 11, 1919, the patriots Spiro Kolea and Pandeli Çala, on behalf of the Albanians in Switzerland, sent a protest against European diplomacy to the Peace Conference in Paris in Versailles.

On April 11, 1985 died Enver Hoxha. In the new history of Albania, he is described as the dictator who ruled Albania for 45 years with an iron fist. During his 45-year rule, there were executed and exiled ordinary people, religious preachers, and prominent intellectuals who aspired to Democratic Albania.

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