On January 21, 1916, Ahmet Zogu marched from Mati towards Durres, where he raised the national flag, organized the local government and continued this journey to Kavaja, Peqini, Elbasani, Lushnja, Fieri, Berati and up to Skrapar.

 On January 21, 1925, the Constitutional Assembly declared Albania a Parliamentary Republic and Ahmet Zogu was elected President of Albania. But he had a lot of power, and the Republic functioned more like a Presidential Republic.

On January 21, 1945, the headquarters of the Drenica Brigade held a meeting in Gryka of Llapi. In this gathering, where about 100 Albanian dignitaries were invited, the course of the Albanian movement towards the center was discussed.

 On January 21, 2006, the first President of Kosovo, Dr. Ibrahim Rugova,passed away. He was born on December 2, 1944 in the village of Cerrcë, municipality of Istog.The late politician of Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova, led the country peacefully towards independence and passed away in the most decisive moment of the creation of the state of Kosovo. He contributed to important events in the territory of Dardania, such as: the Declaration of Independence (July 2, 1990), up to the first multiparty elections for the Assembly of Kosovo and the presidential elections in the Republic of Kosovo on May 24, 1992.

On January 21, 2011,an opposition demonstration was in Tirana. The protest escalated with the protesters’ attempt to enter the prime minister’s office, and the law enforcement’s attempt to stop them. Four dead, 22 injured demonstrators, of which 2 in serious condition, as well as 17 injured police officers, was the tragic end of the anti-government demonstration organized by the then opposition.

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