Northern Epirus
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Northern Epirus is a term used for specific parts of southern Albania which were first claimed by the Kingdom of Greece in the Balkan Wars and later were associated with the Greek minority in Albania
Territory claimed as part of Northern Epirus
The Greek general Spyromilios, a native of Himara, fought for the incorporation of Epirus in Greece.
Greek Guerilla Chief from Northern Epirus in traditional costume
Picture of the official declaration of Northern Epirote Independence in Gjirokastër (1 March 1914).
Enver Hoxha
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Enver Halil Hoxha was an Albanian politician, revolutionary, and communist political theorist who was the leader of Albania from 1944 until his death in 1985. He served as the First Secretary of the P
Northern Epirus
…the last Minister of Defence of the Communist era in Albania, were later part the upper administrative class of the one-party state established by Enver Hoxha. Tensions with Greece remained high during the Cold War, largely due to Greece's territorial claims and its claims about the treatment of the Greek…
Official portrait, 1968
The site of the house where Hoxha grew up in Gjirokastër; the original home was lost to a fire in the 1960s
Hoxha at the age of 18
Hoxha in uniform, 1940