In Memorian. The history of elections of the Albanian dictator ship to terrorize the people of Himara

A special Edition by SManalysis October 2000, the Himara administrative elections under the violence of the security Albanian forces

December 2, 1945: The Himariotes, abstaining from communist referendum, as happens usually for Himara the Albanian historians, never wrote this tragic history.

Nikos Koutoulas, who boldly told the special communist court: "I'm Greek . I do not know Albanian, get me a interpret!"

Still now, Albania never hold free politic elections, including Himara Municipality The historically autonomous Flag of Himara from 1914 to 1921

On 2 December 1945 advertised "free elections" imposed by the Hoxha`s Regime, in order to pave the way for decades of misery that followed the Albanian State.

The elections of December 2, 1945  were so " real", at each polling station had been set up two polls. A red, where they voted who wanted the Communist party, and a black, where you vote for those who were opposed. The red ballot box had invested in with a cloth not hear the noise of the ball that fell, while the black were put in the bottom of a piece of plywood so that if someone threw their vote there, sounded a resonant bang him betrayed. Andrea Martino, is one of hundreds of political prisoners, from Himara, during a rally in Athens for the rights of Northern Epiriotes

The result of the balloting was unprecedented in the history of elections, showing the magnitude of violence, terrorism and fraud: the members of the Election Committee noted surprised that negative votes ( black ballot box ) around the area were less than those were counted themselves only in their divisions!
While the rest of Northern Epirus and the Albanian territory generally happening these outrages, the inhabitants of Himara organized those days in order to face the upcoming Albanian communist danger. They united the inhabitants of Himara with Greek origin unanimously decided not to vote in elections  but to sabotage, giving their own response to bloody tyrant of Tirana. Nikos Katsalanos, is one of himariotes of the trial of 1945, who was sentenced to imprisonment of all life by dictator regime, but the family still has not found the bones. Efforts have been made after 1991, by the U.S. government and personally by former CIA Director George Tenet, who is also his nephew.

The retaliation of the Albanian communist dictatorship for her heroic act of resistance of Himariotes come back with violence and terror. Two months later, from 10 to 18 February 1946, begins the terror, around 30 arrests, which were the pioneers of the decision to abstain from pseudo free elections proces . Three Himariotes sentenced to death ( Andreas Dimas , Hercules Gjonis, Dimitris Androutsos), four to life and the other in multi imprisonment of the communist regime.

In history facts were as the leader of boykot Andreas Dimas, who even before he died from the bullets of murderers alive blanketed with stones from the communists, the Philip Goro, who saw in front of torturing his son Peter and Nikos Koutoulas, who boldly told the special court "I'm Greek . I do not know Albanian, get me a translator!" 5 Himariotes still politic prisoners, accused politically by Albanian Courts for broken Albanian national symbols, during administrative elections of 2007 in Himara.

Himara was the only region in Albania, where elections parody not made at all. This fact never forgot the Albanian communists to persecute the Himara people, wich never known as minority zone. Until 1990 the communist regime of Enver Hoxha and Ramiz Alia exiled, imprisoned and executed hundreds Himariotes . Even in post-communist Albania , the denial of Greekness of Himara remains given.

Names of 65 Himariotes martyred during the 45-year dictatorship:

George, Pilos, Angelos, Petros, Theodore and Rolandos Bolanos,
Giannis Skouras, John Milios, Costas Economou,
Socrates , Panagiotis and Thanasis Kokkavesis,
Achilles Rapos, Milios Spyromilios, Panagiotis Panos and Milios, Hercules Gionis,
Nikos Katselanos, Zachos and Nikos Likokas, Dimitris, Michael and Alex Dimogiannis
Anastasis Goumas, Spyros Kyritsis, Spiros and Peter Dimitris Rondos,
Christos and Nikos Kokas, Themistocles , Peter and Sotiris Zotos.
Nikos Koutoulas, Telis and Panos Konomi,
Alexander, Mikis, Fanis and Kosmas Kaloussis,
Kostas Dukas, Spyros Briggos, Kostas Dimalexis  Mitsios Goumas
Alekos and Spyros Goros, Lefteris, Kristos, Thomas and Kitsios Lazaris
Apostl Dunis, Nestor Nestouris, Thanassis Natsis, Spyros Nasios,
Janis Dimas, Kostas and Dimitris Androutsos, Luke Boniakos
Christidis, Theodore Moutsos, Spyros Tatos, Lefteris Pappas, Nikos Bourbos,
Pilos Neratzis Anastasios Giokas. Janis Markos,

Posted by Stavros Markos at 1:58 AM Fotografia historike, paraqet nje simboze te qarte te aktiviteteve te Komunitetit te Himarioteve te USA qe ne vitet 30, te shekullit te XX, te cilet, perhere kane qendruar te bashkuar pa dallim, me pjesemarje te te gjitha zonave ku jetojne Himariote. Nje unitet i tille, i cili ka karakterizuar historine Himarioto Epiriote ne shekuj, tregon forcen e bashkimit dhe te ekzistences se saj ne shekuj. Petitioning European Council The land in Himara belongs to the people of Himara! Land and property registration NOW! Signe now this petition to the European Councile, for the registration of properties to the only and single eligible owner: the PEOPLE of Himara. Stavri Marko Kryetar Keshilli i Komunitetit Himariot The Draft Development Plan in Municipality of Himara

RP ALB Final Mirlinda Nentor 11-1.... Stema e Komunitetit Himariot Shoqata jo-fitimprurese, jo-qeveritare "KOMUNITETI HIMARIOT" Themelimi i Shoqates "KOMUNITETI HIMARIOT" Date: 15.02.2002 Rruga “Myslym Shyri”, Pallati Bar "PINDOS", Tirane Tel.: +355 69 2192963 E-mail:email@example.com Qellime dhe Objektiva * Qellim i Shoqates eshte te luftoje per ringjalljen e ndjenjave patriotike te kultures se lashte himariote ose quajtur ndryshe "rikthim ne identitetin patriotik". Ajo do te luftoje me mjete demokratike per te kerkuar te drejtat e trashegimise krahinore, fetare, gjuhesore, artistike. Shoqata mbeshtetur ne traditat e hershme te kultures himariote do te perpiqet te zhvilloje nje openence demokratike me institucionet shteterore per te mos lejuar shkaterrimin ekologjik te flores dhe faunes bregdetare e ujore. * Ne fushen ekonomike, Shoqata do te luftoje me te gjitha mjetet demokratike brenda kuadrit kushtetues qe e gjithe prona tu kthehet pronareve te ligjshem, dhe do te kerkoje ndryshimin e ketij ligji ne perputhje me kushtet specifike qe ka krahina e Himares. * Ne fushen kulturore Shoqata "Komuniteti Himariot" do te luftoje per gjallerimin e traditave kulturore te etnografise se krahines, mbeshtetur ne ligjin nr.7962, date 21.06.1995 "Per sistemin arsimor parauniversitar ne RSH-se", ne Kushtetuten e RSH-se, si dhe nga traditat gjuhesore te fshatrave te Himares, do te perpiqemi per hapjen e klasave prane shkollave publike ne gjuhen greke si pjese e edukimit arsimor ne keto shkolla, ne hapjen edhe te shkollave private ne kete gjuhe. * Ne fushen ekologjike, Shoqata do te luftoje per te kerkuar nga organet shteterore, ndalimin e ndertimeve pa leje, prej popullsise se ardhur jo himariote te cilat po shkaterrojne bukurite e krahines si dhe po behen pengese ne zhvillimin e turizmit ne kete zone. Ajo do te sensibilizoje opinionin per ndalimin e ketyre fenomeneve negative. August 2011, Big Protest of Himara NGO in Drymades for property registration process "The properties belong to our generations of Himara Region" Under the initiative of non-governmental organizations and especially the Coastal Association and the "Himara Community", today in Potam, in Drymades, the protest rally was organized for the owners of Himara Region "The Properties belonge to Himara legal generations." The meeting, which is held annually in Drymades (Dhermi), force was asked to respect the Constitution of Albania for the legal inheritance of property and non-law 7501, lecture held by the President of the Coastal Association Niko Nesturi and many other representatives. In protest were also invited representatives of the OSCE, Mayor George Goro, the company representatives, "Lorenzo & Compani" who perform registration, U.S. citizen originally from Himara and many immigrants who live and work in Europe especially in Greece. With unanimous voices by protesters, decided by a resolution to urge the Albanian Government and International Institutions, to observe the Constitution of Albania as a legitimate claim on the property total return to Himara legal inhabitantes and non-registration of property placed in service by the albanian Mafia. Attention! Himara Region: The process of land registration, is to failure "The Himara Community", states that the registration of lands in Region Himara based on Law 7501, should be boycotted. OSCE and "Lorenzo Company" is preparing to enter to the second phase in Himara Region, that of land registration, no end yet, the registration of houses and property, while the process is scheduled to begin in September 2011.Albanian Mafia, Italian and Russian, earnestly seeking the registration of land, based on 7501 law, with the help of the Albanian authorities. In the end of the year 2010, a series of non-governmental organizations of the Coastal regions, from Himara, Saranda and Lukova, also from USA and Greece, have sent a petition to OSCE, to respect the constitutional obligation of the process of registration of property in Ionian coast, on the basis of the documents to legitimate ownership, not including the Comunist Law 7501. Himara People want to have generation properties without the Law 7501 February 2007, Activity of The Himara Community Himara administrative elections 2007. Tow Cantidates Vasil Bollanon and Dhimiter Llazari at front of members of the Community Himara debate in Hotel "Diplomat" in Tirana Himare, demostration by Himara Community The property issue is one of the important objectives of the Himara Community which menaces our future in the region. Pan Himariotean Conference The first Pan Himariotean Conference held in Tirana December 2005. Meeting with World Bank, Tirana The Himara Community members with the Mayor of Himara Municipality Vasil Bollano, during meeting with World Bank in Tirana, february 2006 Himara, August, 2008 "The Himara Community", "The Himara Union" and "Costal Association", during a massive protest for the rights of properties in Himara Region.
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