''Kosova'' ("

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") was an Albanian Nationalistic political newspaper published in

Constanța Constanța (, ; ; rup, Custantsa; bg, Кюстенджа, Kyustendzha, or bg, Констанца, Konstantsa, label=none; el, Κωνστάντζα, Kōnstántza, or el, Κωνστάντια, Kōnstántia, label=none; tr, Köstence), histo ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

, during 1932–1933.

History

The newspaper started on 25 May 1932 in Constanța directed by

Gjergj Bubani Gjergj Bubani (1899-1954) was an Albanian publicist, writer, and translator. He is also known as Jorgji Bubani, or Brumbulli (the beetle) which was his pen-name for his satiric articles. Bubani was born in Boboshticë, a village near Korçë, to ...

, an

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native of

Korçë Korçë (; sq-definite, Korça) is the eighth most populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Korçë County and Korçë Municipality. The total population is 75,994 (2011 census), in a total area of . It stands on a plateau some ...

who had emigrated to Romania in 1920. It was printed in the "Albania" printing house (1912–1948) of Constanța, owned by Mihail Xoxe, an Albanian publicist and activist from

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. The standard issue consisted of 4 pages in

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, and

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. Beside Bubani, other contributors were Dhimiter Pasko,

Ali Asllani Ali Asllani (28 November 1884 in Vajza, Vlorë District, 20 December 1966 in Tirana, Albania) was an Albanian poet, politician and activist of the Albanian National Awakening. Biography Asllani was born in village Vajza, Vlorë District, Ottoma ...

Kristo Luarasi Kristo Luarasi (1876–1934) was an Albanian nationalist figure, printer and publisher. He was one of the activists of the Albanian National Awakening. He was one of the first Albanian printers. Early life Kristo Luarasi was born on 15 December ...

, M.Pogaçe, Selami Çela, all using

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s.
In 1933, the satirical-literary supplement ''Brumbulli'' (

Dung beetle Dung beetles are beetles that feed on feces. Some species of dung beetles can bury dung 250 times their own mass in one night. Many dung beetles, known as ''rollers'', roll dung into round balls, which are used as a food source or breeding cha ...

) was added to it. One issue of 1933 appears of 16 pages, and one of 18. The last issue dates 11 July 1933.

Political statement

The political mission of the newspaper as written on its front page: #The right of

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for the occupied regions (

Chameria Chameria ( sq, Çamëria; el, Τσαμουριά, ''Tsamouriá''; tr, Çamlık) is a term used today mostly by Albanians to refer to parts of the coastal region of Epirus in southern Albania and Greece, traditionally associated with the Alban ...

). #An autonomous

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Canton Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and ent ...

-based, with all political features of

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, where Albanian-Macedonians, Aromanian-Macedonians, Bulgarian-Macedonians, Turk-Macedonians, and Greek-Macedonians have their free cantons. #Consolidation of our (

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

) independence, radicalization of social reforms, and crystallization of the constitutional rights. #Close by cooperation between three pillars of the Albanian nation, which are the Albanians of free Albania, the Albanians of occupied Albania, and the colonies.

References

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