''Fashizmi'' ('Fascism') was a daily Albanian-

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bilingual newspaper published from

Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

, Albanian Kingdom 1939-1940. It functioned as the official organ of the

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was the editor of ''Fashizmi''. Vangjel Koça served as the managing director of the newspaper. After Albania fell to Italian rule in 1939, the Italian authorities banned the two daily newspapers of Tirana (''Shtypi'' and ''Drita'') and ''Fashizmi'' was set up to fill the void and convey the official Italian positions to the Albanian populace. The newspaper was set up by the General Directorate for Press, Propaganda and Tourism. The first issue was published on May 24, 1939. It was the sole daily newspaper published in Albania at the time. Through an agreement between the (Italian)

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inspector and the General Directorate four regional weekly and biweekly bilingual fascist organs were set up as well. The newspaper covered political, social, economical and literary affairs. The issues of ''Fashizmi'' contained both

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and

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orthography, as well as material in Italian on its last page (with the title ''Il Fascismo''). Issues contained 4-6 pages, with a format of . ''Fashizmi'' failed to gain wide readership in Tirana. In a move to downplay concerns that the newspaper was merely a propaganda mouthpiece ''Fashizmi'' was closed down in March 1940 and replaced by ''Tomori'' (the name of an Albanian mountain). However, the Italian authorities gave no official explanation to the closure of ''Fashizmi''.

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