Zog I of Albania state. He all but eliminated civil liberties, muzzled the press and murdered political opponents. Under the constitution, Zogu was vested with sweeping executive and legislative powers, including the right to appoint one-third of the upper house. For all intents and purposes, he held all governing power in the nation. On 1 September 1928, Albania was transformed into a kingdom, and President Zogu became Zog I, "King of the Albanians" ("Mbreti i Shqiptarëve" in Albanian). He took as his regnal name his surname rather than his forename, since the Islamic name "Ahmet" might have had the effect of isolating him on
Zog nit keyn mol Zog nit keyn mol "Zog nit keyn mol" ("Never Say"; ) or "Partizaner lid" ("Partisan Song") is a Yiddish song considered one of the chief anthems of the Holocaust survivors and is sung in memorial services around the world. The lyrics of the song were written in 1943 by Hirsh Glick, a young Jewish inmate of the Vilna Ghetto. The title means "Never Say", and derives from the first line of the song. Glick's lyrics were set to music from a pre-war Soviet song written by Pokrass brothers, Dmitri and Daniel, "Терская походная" ("Terek Cossacks' March Song"), also known as