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A traditional wedding and party favor. Wedding favors are small gifts given as a gesture of appreciation or gratitude to guests from the spouses during a wedding ceremony or a wedding reception. The tradition of distributing wedding favors is hundreds of years old. It is believed that the first wedding favor, common amongst European aristocrats ...
Kostandin Boshnjaku (20 October 1888 – 22 December 1953) was an Albanian banker, politician, diplomat and in the last years of his life as a translator of books. Even though he was one of the earliest Albanian communists, he was arrested and convicted on 31 December 1947 by the Supreme Military Court with life imprisonment due to the divergences he had with the communist regime.
Branch/service. Albanian People's Army. Albanian Armed Forces. Years of service. 1988–2022. Rank. Major General. Bajram Begaj (born 20 March 1967) is an Albanian politician and retired military officer, who is currently serving as the president of Albania since 24 July 2022. [ 1] Having had a long career in the Albanian army, he served as the ...
Mesi Bridge standing above the Kir river stream in north-western Albania was declared a cultural monument on June 10, 1973. In Albania, a cultural monument ( Albanian: monument kulture) is a construction or work of cultural, historical and artistic value that is built in a visible space, made in memory of important events or prominent people.
The Albanian Republic ( Albanian: Republika Shqiptare) was the official name of Albania as enshrined in the Constitution of 1925. Albania came into an alliance with the Kingdom of Italy after signing the Treaties of Tirana, which gave Italy a monopoly on shipping and trade concessions. [ 1] Albania was declared a constitutional monarchy in 1928.
Order of Freedom. Order for Patriotic Activity. People's Teacher. Honor of the Nation. Symbol of the City (Tirana) [1] Signature. Sevasti Qiriazi-Dako (Sevasti D. Kyrias) (ca. 1871–1949) was an Albanian patriot, educator, Protestant missionary, author, pioneer of Albanian female education, and activist of the Albanian National Awakening .
The "Honor of the Nation" Decoration (Albanian: Dekorata "Nderi i Kombit") is the highest decoration to be given in Albania, among the Civil awards and decorations of Albania, and was instituted by special law No. 8113, of 28 March 1996, entitled Për dekoratat në Republikën e Shqipërisë (English: On decorations in the Republic of Albania), later amended by law No. 112/2013 Për dekoratat ...
The president of Albania ( Albanian: Presidenti i Shqipërisë ), officially styled the President of the Republic of Albania ( Albanian: Presidenti i Republikës së Shqipërisë ), is the head of state, commander-in-chief of the military and the representative of the unity of the Albanian people. [ 2][ 3] The president has the power to set the ...