Shkodra free zone

Shkodra free zone Shkodra free zone

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The railway transportation during the period of Austro-Hungarian Empire included Shkodra, too. (The picture shows railways in one of the market streets, 1917) 1918: The First World War was over and the Austrians left Shkodra. For the two coming years the city is administered by common European Powers (Allies). In the two following years the Allies took over, the administration of the city. 1920: The battle of Kopliku took place (18 km away from Shkoder) causing the city financial losses of two millions silver crowns (not mentioning the material damages). Destroyed houses. A warrior of Shkodra on watch (War of Koplik, 1920) 18

The war of Koplik - 1920. A group of Albanian Soldiers in between the fighting’s, captured by the camera of Marubi Photo The mission term of French garrison, to keep order in the city, expired. Following the shrewd advises of Marta Doda or Marta of Preng Pasha (the wife of the outstanding surgeon Sadetin), the consigning of the city from the commander Barti de Fortou to the Minister of Interiors, Ahmed Zogu, was achieved. For the first time Shkodra came under the administration of a government sprung from Lushnja Congress and officially lost its authority of the political capital, preserving that of the moral, cultural and economic capital. On the left, Marta (of Preng Pasha), the wife of Doctor Sadetin. After 10 years of prison she lived her last years in deep poverty, “forgotten” by everyone and separated from her husband and daughter Frida (on the right), who was also imprisoned for 30 years - the three of them were un put under absurd accusations invented by the public prosecutors of the Communist Regime. 19

The war of Koplik - 1920. A group of Albanian Soldiers in between<br />

the fighting’s, captured by the camera of Marubi Photo<br />

The mission term of French garrison, to keep order in the city,<br />

expired. Following the shrewd advises of Marta Doda or Marta of<br />

Preng Pasha (the wife of the outstanding surgeon Sadetin), the<br />

consigning of the city from the commander Barti de Fortou to the<br />

Minister of Interiors, Ahmed Zogu, was achieved. For the first time<br />

<strong>Shkodra</strong> came under the administration of a government sprung from<br />

Lushnja Congress and officially lost its authority of the political<br />

capital, preserving that of the moral, cultural and economic capital.<br />

On the left, Marta (of Preng Pasha), the wife of Doctor Sadetin. After 10 years of<br />

prison she lived her last years in deep poverty, “forgotten” by everyone and<br />

separated from her husband and daughter Frida (on the right), who was also<br />

imprisoned for 30 years - the three of them were un put under absurd accusations<br />

invented by the public prosecutors of the Communist Regime.<br />

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