On July 20, 1621, Pjetër Budi was appointed the Archbishop of Sapa and Sarda, respectively of the entire province of Zadrima, south of Shkodër.

Budi was born in Guri i Bardhë in the southern area of Mat in 1566. He studied theology and philosophy and at the same time wrote his work “The Christian Doctrine”. He lost his life crossing the river Drin. The tragic event was accompanied by conjectures that it was a conspiracy prepared against him by many opponents.

On July 20, 1703 marks the meeting of the “Assembly of Arbër” in Zadrima with the blessings of Pope Clement XI (who was also calle Pope Albani). The Assembly took important decisions for the consolidation of the Catholic Church in Albania.

On July 20, 1883, the first issue of the monthly organ “Fjamur i Arbërit” /Flag of Arbër/ was published in Calabria in two languages, Albanian and Italian. Under the direction of Jeronim de Rada, it was published until 1887, providing an outstanding assistance to the recognition and affirmation of the Albanian nation.

On July 20, 1896, the Memorandum in favor of the autonomy of Albania was drawn up, which started the movement that led to the formation of the League of Peja in 1899.

On July 20, 1908, under the chairmanship of Isa Boletini, the Assembly of Ferizaj was held, where it was decided to unite in a popular movement against the intentions of Russia to divide the Albanian lands. The assembly demanded that the constitution of 1876 be restored and that the parliament be convened, which meant establishing a constitutional monarchy in the Ottoman Empire.

On July 20, 1927, Shote Galica passed away, a prominent fighter of the Kosovan freedom fighting forces for the liberation and unification of the nation. She was born in Drenica in 1895. For 12 years he fought alongside her husband, the hero Azem Galica. She passed away in Fushe-Kruja, Albania at the age of 32.

On July 20, 1997, Arshi Pipa, poet, linguist, literary critic and teacher, passed away. He was born in Shkodër in July 1920. He studied philosophy in Florence. Due to his anti-communist activity, he was persecuted and sentenced for 12 years until 1956 when he escaped to the USA, where he taught at several American universities. In 1990, he started publishing the newspaper “Albania”. For some time he was the president of the association of Albanians in the US “Vatra” and the editor of the newspaper “Dielli” /The Sun/. He passed away at the age of 77 in Washington.

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