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During the Battle of Deçiq, Dedë Gjon Luli Dedvukaj, leader of the Malësori Albanians, raises the Albanian flag in the town of Tuzi, Montenegro, for the first time after George Kastrioti (Skanderbeg).
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Battle of Deçiq
Battle of the Albanian Revolt of 1911
The Battle of Deçiq was a battle between Albanian tribesmen and Ottoman forces during the Malësori uprising of 1911. It was a turning point for Albania's secession from the Ottoman Empire. Dedë Gjo Luli, the organiser of the Albanian tribal forces, raised the Albanian flag for…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ded Gjo Luli
Albanian guerilla fighter during the 1911 revolt against the Ottoman Empire
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Malësia e Madhe, known simply as Malësia, is a historical and ethnographic region in northern Albania and eastern central Montenegro corresponding to the highlands of the geographical subdivision of the Malësi e Madhe District in Albania and Tuzi Municipality in Montenegro. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Tuzi
City in Montenegro
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Skanderbeg
Albanian warlord and military commander (1405–1468)
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