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Big jump expected in advance polls
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 5/20/2007; ; 436 words
; ...to be double of previous years. Mary Skanderbeg, manager of operations and communications...voted in the last provincial election. Skanderbeg said there were several factors for...another change for this election, Skanderbeg said. Skanderbeg said several polls...
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ALBANIA: PRESIDENT MOISIU VISITS ALBANIAN COMMUNITY IN DETROIT, U.S.
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/24/2006; 700+ words
; ...our National Hero, Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg and also in the Holy Mass of the twenty...authorities, inaugurated the statue of Skanderbeg which was sculpted by Kreshnik Xhiku...President Moisiu evoked the poque of Skanderbeg and his historical contribution. Mr...
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WEB EXTRA: Army of enumerators registers voters for May 22 ballot
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 5/1/2007; ; 524 words
; ...than 75 per cent of their work, Mary Skanderbeg, manager of Operations and Communications...such as Alberta and in the Maritimes, Skanderbeg said. Other places, such as Ontario...accurate, up-to-date list," Skanderbeg said. "It's a snapshot of this point...
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3 reported killed in government counterattack in Albania
News Wire article from: AP Online; 9/14/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...thousands of people milled about central Skanderbeg Square, firing weapons in the air...Nano's office following a service at Skanderbeg Square. Hajdari and a party member...afternoon, police cars reappeared in Skanderbeg Square and firefighters battled a blaze...
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an Englishwoman abroad Brimful of passion and strong coffee
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 6/27/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...of Albania's national hero, Skanderbeg, and now a shrine and monument...so feisty I must be the second Skanderbeg, come to free Albania from Russia...he says. In the mid 1400s, Skanderbeg drove the Ottoman Turks from Albania...
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Eternal Albania : One of Europe's finest writers shows us how to awake from the nightmare of history.
Magazine article from: World and I; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...successful resistance put up by Skanderbeg (George Kastriota, 1405...therefore, that it was only after Skanderbeg's death that they were overrun...world has acknowledged the fact. Skanderbeg has been the hero of three operas...
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TV From Abroad Helped Open Albania's Borders;Broadcasts Overcame Country's Isolation
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/4/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...Western journalists in Tirana's central Skanderbeg Square last weekend in search of dollars...asked a 17-year-old named Arben. Skanderbeg Square was decked in tinsel and lights...Two statues, of Hoxha and Prince Skanderbeg, the 15th century national hero who...
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Albania awakes: isolated for decades by its paranoid Communist leader, then ravaged civil unrest and economic collapse, this forgotten corner of Europe is making a remarkable recovery.(ALBANIA)
Magazine article from: Geographical; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...15th century, Albania's epic hero Skanderbeg withstood the might of the Ottoman Army...guides explain to hushed groups how Skanderbeg used the besa--the binding word of...through its turbulent recent history. Skanderbeg and his forces were finally overwhelmed...
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Gunfire, turmoil in Albanian capital after killings
News Wire article from: AP Online; 9/14/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Thousands of people milled about central Skanderbeg Square, firing weapons in the air...Nano's office following a service at Skanderbeg Square. Opposition leader Sali Berisha...afternoon, police cars reappeared in Skanderbeg Square and firefighters battled a blaze...
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Book Review: The Siege: Battle of ideology
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 5/17/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...empire was being led by the national hero Skanderbeg (also known as George Castrioti). Skanderbeg is to Albanians as William Wallace is to...as Albanian, hero - there is a Piazza Skanderbeg in Rome, for instance. Skanderbeg was...
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