On December 22, 1905, the Albanian painter Abdurrahim Buza was born in Skopje. he is among the first teachers of the Drawing School in Tirana. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. Ethnic motifs from Gjakova, Kosovo, and the north of Albania became a frequent subject of his paintings. Today, 500 oil paintings and 10,000 drawings have been preserved. 59 mastepieces of the painter are stored in the National Art Gallery in Tirana. Abdurrahim Buza died in Tirana in 1987.

In the field of Zadrima on December 22, 1912, the detachment under the command of Sadik Shijak fought fierce battles against the Serbian invaders who suffered heavy losses.

On December 22, 1945, the diplomatic relations were restored between our country and the French Republic interrupted in April 1939 due to the occupation of Albania by Fascist Italy.

On December 22, 1947, Tefta Tashko Koço, an Albanian outstanding artist, lyric soprano, People’s Artist, passed away. She was born in Egypt in 1910. She began her musical studies in Montpellier and continued them in Paris at the High Institute of Music. In the years 1931-1932, she participated in the competitions organized by the Paris Conservatory, starting with the “Comic Opera” where she debuted in the role of Butterfly and was appreciated for her vocal-interpretive qualities. She started her concert activity in Albania in 1935, performing all over Albania.

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