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Tirana Lyceum
The Qemal Stafa High School is a high school, located in Tirana, Albania. Founded in 1925 by Prime Minister Ahmet Zogu, as the ''Lyceum of Tirana'', it has many notable alumni, of whom 75 died in World War II and 14 were awarded the title People's Hero of Albania during World War II. Notable alumni Recipients of the title Hero of Albania *Qemal Stafa * Vasil Shanto * Ali Demi *Margarita Tutulani *Asim Zeneli Science personalities * Neritan Ceka In literature *Jakov Xoxa *Dionis Bubani *Petro Zheji * Teodor Keko * Gjergj Zheji * Fatos Kongoli In sports * Skënder Begeja * Besim Fagu *Zihni Gjinali * Rexhep Spahiu * Petrit Dibra * Klodeta Gjini *Sulejman Demollari * Igli Tare Recipients of People's Artist of Albania title * Naim Frashëri (actor) * Sandër Prosi * Pirro Mani * Vaçe Zela *Violeta Manushi * Robert Ndrenika * Janaq Paço Recipients of Merited Artist of Albania title *Ndriçim Xhepa * Hysen Hakani Recipients of the Merited Painter of Albania and People' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatos Kongoli
Fatos Kongoli (born January 12, 1944) has recently become one of the most forceful and convincing representatives of contemporary Albanian prose. Biography He was born and raised in Elbasan and studied at the Qemal Stafa High School, in Tirana, Albania. Afterwards he studied mathematics in China during the tense years of the Sino-Albanian alliance. Kongoli chose not to publish any major works during the dictatorship. Rather than this, he devoted his creative energies at the time to an obscure and apolitical career as a mathematician, and waited for the storm to pass. His narrative talent and individual style only really emerged, at any rate, in the 1990s, since the fall of the communist dictatorship. His first major novel, The Loser (''I humburi'', Tirana 1992; English edition, 2007), is set in March 1991, when over 10,000 refugees scrambled onto a decrepit and heavily rusting freighter to escape the past and to reach the marvelous West. There they washed up, unwanted, on the sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaçe Zela
Vaçe Zela (; 7 April 19396 February 2014) was an Albanian singer and songwriter. She was a leading figure in the music industry and is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia. Born in Lushnjë and raised in Tirana within Communist Albania, she developed a great interest in music at an early age before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1962. An eleven-time winner, she built her reputation as a highly successful musician by winning the first edition of Festivali i Këngës as well as her future victories in the festival. Zela is a recipient of significant awards and decorations. She was awarded the Merited Artist Order, People's Artist Order and Honor of Nation Order. Life Vaçe Zela was born on 7 April 1939 in the city of Lushnjë, then part of the Kingdom of Albania, into an Albanian family, as she herself said, in which music was "sitting cross-legged in everyone's soul". Career First ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirro Mani
Pirro Mani (born April 14, 1932), is an Albanian actor and theatre director. He is one of the most prominent personalities in the history of Albanian theater.He worked at the National Theatre of Albania for 25 years. Biography He studied at the State Institute of Theatrical Arts, GITIS The Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) (russian: Российский институт театрального искусства – ГИТИС) is the largest and oldest independent theatrical arts school in Russia. Located in Moscow, ..., Moscow. After returning to his homeland, he was appointed director of the “A. Mr. Çajupi ”, Korça, which he managed for about eight years. From 1967 to 1992 he was the director of the National Theater, where he staged dozens of plays. In his artistic career he counts over 80 performances. He has been honored with many awards. He was known as a specialist in directing mass scenes, and of mise-en-scène. The best known of his performances a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandër Prosi
Aleksander "Sandër" Prosi (6 January 1920 – 24 March 1985; rup, Sandãr Prosi) was an Albanian film and theater actor and violin player. He was given the People's Artist of Albania award by the Albanian government. He is considered one of the greatest Albanian actors of all times. Life and work Prosi was born in Shkodër, Albania, in January 1920. His family moved to Tirana when he was 14, where he graduated at Qemal Stafa High School. Prosi's father was originally from Moscopole and was an Aromanian, which made him of Aromanian descent too. His first role was in William Tell drama from Schiller. He went to study dentistry in Vienna, Austria, but did not finish his studies. In 1947, he participates in the competition at the National Theatre of Albania and wins. He has interpreted more than 100 roles in the theater and in movies. He has created unforgettable characters such as ''Vuksani'' in "The second face" ( sq, link=no, Fytyra e dytë), ''Horatio'' in Hamlet, ''Otello'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naim Frashëri (actor)
Naim Frashëri (12 August 1923 – 18 February 1975) was an Albanian actor. He was named a People's Artist of Albania. Career Frashëri pursued secondary studies at Qemal Stafa High School, in Tirana, Albania. Frashëri's love for theater had already started in 1942, however he started his professional acting career at the beginning of 1945. Among his main roles are those of ''Tartuffe'' in ''Tartuffe'', ''Smith'' in ''Russian Affair'', ''Gjoni'' in ''Trimi i mirë me shokë shumë'', ''The General'' in the '' General of the dead Army'' ('' Gjenerali i ushtrise së vdekur''), ''Leka'' in ''Përkolgjinaj'', ''Nikolla'' in ''The Enemies'' (''Armiqtë''), ''Sasha Ribakov'' in the ''Kremlin hours'' (''Orët e Kremlinit''), ''Luben'' in the ''Leipzig Trial'' (''Proçesi i Lajpcigut''), ''Ferdinand'' in ''Intrigue and Love'', ''Howard'' in ''Deep roots'', ''Hamlet'' in ''Hamlet'', ''Jonuz Bruga'' in ''The Fisherman's Family'' (''Familja e Peshkatarit''). The role of ''Jonuz Braga'' was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Artist Of Albania
The People's Artist () was an honorary title for outstanding art performers of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania, whose merits were exceptional in the sphere of development of the performing arts (theatre, music, cinema and art). It was created by law in 1960 and amended in 1980. The title is no longer given in Albania after the law was amended in 1996. The equivalent of it became the "Grand Master of Work" title, that was also substituted with the "Grand Master" title after a 2001 amendment of the 1996 law. Creation Founded on 26 October 1960, the honorary title of “Artist of the People” was bestowed upon singers, composers, orchestra directors, musicians, stage managers, ballet dancers, and actors in theater, cinema, and opera whose works displayed great artistic value towards the development of the performing arts in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania. When first established, the recipient of the title only received a certificate from the Presidium of the Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igli Tare
Igli Tare (; born 25 July 1973) is an Albanian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the sporting director at Serie A club Lazio. Tare joined Partizani Tirana as a 9-year-old in 1982, and would later go on to make his debut as a 15-year-old in 1988 before leaving Albania in 1992 to emigrate to Germany. He played in the lower leagues of Germany for Südwest Ludwigshafen and VfR Mannheim before joining Bundesliga side Karlsruher SC in 1996, initially playing for their reserve side before making his Bundesliga debut in 1996. He then joined Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 2. Bundesliga, where he scored 24 league goals in 63 games in two seasons before returning to the Bundesliga with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 1999, where he netted four league goals in 26 appearances in one year and a half at the club. After falling out of favour at 1. FC Kaiserslautern he joined Serie A side Brescia in January 2001, where he helped the side finish in a respectable 8th place. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulejman Demollari
Sulejman Demollari (born 15 May 1964 in Tirana) also known as Sul Demollari is an Albanian former football player and coach. Playing career Early life Demollari was born in Albania's capital Tirana, where he was raised as a child and where he completed his primary education. He studied at the Qemal Stafa High School, in Tirana, Albania. From a young age he was part of 'KF Vojo Kushi', which was a sports institution. Despite still being in school, Demollari had impressed many football specialists and was quickly picked to play for Dinamo Tirana's youth team where he managed to become one of the best players on the team. At the age of just 15 he was called up to play for Dinamo's senior team, alongside fellow midfield legends such as Ilir Përnaska, Shyqyri Ballgjini and Muhedin Targaj. Club Demollari played his entire career in Albania for Dinamo Tirana, alongside fellow internationals Genc Ibro, Eduard Abazi and Agim Canaj, winning two league titles. Following the fall o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klodeta Gjini
Klodeta Gijni (Tirana, 20 August 1964) is a former Albanian high jumper. She is the current national outdoor record holder (1.92 m). It was the only female member of the Albanian team at the first edition of the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki (Finland) from 7 to 14 August 1983. Biography She began her sporting activity in the special sports classes at the "20 Vjetori i çlirimit" school and soon realized that high jump was her future in athletics: in that regards, during her sports career for ten years in a row she was national champion (from 1980 to 1990). She made also progress in national records and on August 21, 1989 in Tirana, she passed the bar placed at m. 1.92, an achievement that up to today is the Albanian national record. During her sports militancy she also achieved good results in pentathlon and heptathlon. Member of the Albanian athletics team, from 1980 to 1991 she participated in international activities also climbing on the podium, and was the only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrit Dibra
Petrit Dibra (born 15 September 1953 in Tiranë) is an Albanian former footballer who spent his entire career at his hometown club 17 Nëntori Tirana (present day KF Tirana) as a forward. Club career Early career Dibra was born in Tiranë into an intellectual family as the only brother among three sisters, and attended the Alqi Kondi School before enrolling at the Qemal Stafa High School. While at the Alqi Kondi School he was a successful athlete, competing in the 60m and 100m where he was schoolboy champion at the time. He began playing football near his home where former 17 Nëntori Tirana player Aurel Verria would train youngsters. He was also a member of the Pallati i Pionerëve team that won the Durrës pioneers tournament under the guidance of coach Osman Reçi. At the age of 15 he rejoined 17 Nëntori Tirana's youth team, where the coach Xhavit Demneri recognised Dibra's pace and played him on the right wing and up front. 17 Nëntori Dibra first joined the senior side in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rexhep Spahiu
Rexhep Spahiu (21 January 1923 – 12 January 1993) was an Italian football player and coach. Nicknamed ''Xhepi'', he spent his playing career with Sportklub Tiranë and Partizani Tirana, before becoming the head coach of Partizani, Apolonia Fier, Korabi Peshkopi and Besa Kavajë. International career He made his debut for Albania in an October 1946 Balkan Cup match against Yugoslavia, which was Albania's first official match. He earned a total of 20 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a December 1952 friendly match against Czechoslovakia. Honours ; as a player *Kategoria Superiore (1): 1954 ; as a manager *Kategoria Superiore (4): 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
