{"id":7877,"date":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/1970\/01\/01\/the-dibra-assembly\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T18:52:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:52:52","slug":"the-dibra-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/1970\/01\/01\/the-dibra-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dibra Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW124275844 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW124275844 BCX0\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">&#8220;Dibra Assembly<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">&rdquo;,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\"> was<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">convened<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\"> under the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">chairmanship<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\"> of Iliaz <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">Pash&euml;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\"> Dib<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">ra, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">in which Abdyl <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">Frash&euml;ri<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\"> also <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">participated<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\"> as the representative of the Albanian League of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">Prizren<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\"> for Tuscany. The Assembly of Dibra approved the resolution in the form of a memorandum, which contained the points that were also laid out in the program of the Istanbul Committee: the formation of the united vilayet of Albania, the creation of the administration with Albanian officials, the development of education in the Albanian language, the use of a part of considerable amount of the budget for the advancement of education and for world constructions. The resolution also <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">stated<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\"> that, within 1 month, the demands would be presented to the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">Sublime Porte<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">by means of<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\"> a delegation composed of prominent personalities of Albania, who would receive written consent from all Albanian <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">kazatas<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\"> and sanjaks. The resolution emphasized the determination of the Albanian people to ensure the fulfillment of these demands. The resolution was presented to the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">Sublime Porte <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">in early February 1879, but <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">they<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\"> ignored it. Before the meeting of the assembly, Abdyl <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">Frash&euml;ri<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\"> called on the residents of Dibra to put aside revenge and direct their weapons only against external enemies who were endangering the country&#8217;s independence. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">(In the photo: View of the city of Dibra.)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW124275844 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:-90,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335572071&quot;:0,&quot;335572072&quot;:0,&quot;335572073&quot;:0,&quot;335572075&quot;:0,&quot;335572076&quot;:0,&quot;335572077&quot;:0,&quot;335572079&quot;:0,&quot;335572080&quot;:0,&quot;335572081&quot;:0,&quot;335572083&quot;:0,&quot;335572084&quot;:0,&quot;335572085&quot;:0,&quot;335572087&quot;:0,&quot;335572088&quot;:0,&quot;335572089&quot;:0,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW124275844 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW124275844 BCX0\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW124275844 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\"><strong>Text<\/strong>:<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">Albanian encyclopedic dictionary &#8211; Vol. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">2 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\"> Academy of Sciences of Albania, &#8220;Kristalina-KH&#8221;, Tirana, 2008, page 1433-1434.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW124275844 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:-90,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335572071&quot;:0,&quot;335572072&quot;:0,&quot;335572073&quot;:0,&quot;335572075&quot;:0,&quot;335572076&quot;:0,&quot;335572077&quot;:0,&quot;335572079&quot;:0,&quot;335572080&quot;:0,&quot;335572081&quot;:0,&quot;335572083&quot;:0,&quot;335572084&quot;:0,&quot;335572085&quot;:0,&quot;335572087&quot;:0,&quot;335572088&quot;:0,&quot;335572089&quot;:0,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW124275844 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW124275844 BCX0\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW124275844 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\"><strong>Photo<\/strong>: <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">&copy; <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW124275844 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/sq.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dibra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW124275844 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dibra<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW124275844 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW124275844 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:-90,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335572071&quot;:0,&quot;335572072&quot;:0,&quot;335572073&quot;:0,&quot;335572075&quot;:0,&quot;335572076&quot;:0,&quot;335572077&quot;:0,&quot;335572079&quot;:0,&quot;335572080&quot;:0,&quot;335572081&quot;:0,&quot;335572083&quot;:0,&quot;335572084&quot;:0,&quot;335572085&quot;:0,&quot;335572087&quot;:0,&quot;335572088&quot;:0,&quot;335572089&quot;:0,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW124275844 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW124275844 BCX0\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW124275844 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\"><strong>Graphic processing<\/strong>: <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124275844 BCX0\">AHF<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW124275844 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:-90,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335572071&quot;:0,&quot;335572072&quot;:0,&quot;335572073&quot;:0,&quot;335572075&quot;:0,&quot;335572076&quot;:0,&quot;335572077&quot;:0,&quot;335572079&quot;:0,&quot;335572080&quot;:0,&quot;335572081&quot;:0,&quot;335572083&quot;:0,&quot;335572084&quot;:0,&quot;335572085&quot;:0,&quot;335572087&quot;:0,&quot;335572088&quot;:0,&quot;335572089&quot;:0,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;Dibra Assembly&#8221; was convened under the presidency of Iliaz Pasha Dibra, in which Abdyl Frash\u00ebri also participated as a representative of the Albanian League of Prizren for Toskeri.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ngjarje"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7877"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11496,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7877\/revisions\/11496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}