Word: albanian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...send soldiers, what are we going to give them for a mission?" wondered German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Virtually alone, Austrian former Chancellor Franz Vranitzky, an envoy for the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe, tried to come up with some international relief. He met with the new Albanian Prime Minister, Bashkim Fino, on Friday, then went to the southern port of Vlora to talk with rebel leaders. But it seemed doubtful that his rounds would be any more effective than the prayer of Mother Teresa, who from Calcutta said of her fellow Albanians, "May God bring them joy, prosperity...
...Albanian army units rumbled toward them, roadblocks sprouted all across the south last week. Insurgents blew up bridges to keep government tanks out of town and seized police stations and looted military arsenals. The insurgents are now armed with automatic weapons and grenades, even a few tanks and patrol boats...
...revolt in Vlora began six weeks ago, in defiance of swarms of riot police and agents of SHIK, the state security service, who were trying to stamp out demonstrations. Vlora, a town of 70,000, had recently been prosperous, at least in Albanian terms, largely because some of its residents are noted for their skill at smuggling. Since they had money to lose, they lost more than most Albanians in the collapsing pyramid funds. They have had it with Berisha. "He is a thief who stole our money," says Idris Nimet, a carpenter turned rebel. "Berisha will never...
...speaker demand the ouster of Berisha, but he is preaching to the converted. "Here in Vlora," says Velo Cazin, 44, "all people think as one. Berisha must come down." They also think they can somehow be given back the money taken by the pyramid funds, even though almost every Albanian lost some savings...
...leaders. The agreement, which halted government tanks and troops in their approach to the besieged southern cities, expires Sunday at 6 am local time. Berisha entered talks with opposi tion leaders yesterday to try and allay the uprisings aimed against him and his ruling party. Hundreds of thousands of Albanians who lost millions in the failed schemes are blaming Berisha's ruling Democratic party of profiting from their losses. Leader s of Berisha's political foe - the socialist party based in the south - have taken advantage of the unrest and called upon the president to form a coalition with...