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'Enver Hoxha spoke Greek fluently, how do I know my classmate, Edi Rama'! The story of the painter Kosta Zhonga
2024-06-09 09:45:11 / JETË
Although about 40 years have passed since his death, Enver Hoxha continues to be an enigmatic character. In "Between two worlds" by Helidon Haliti, the well-known painter Kosta Zhonga, who is otherwise known as the beloved children's painter, confesses for the first time that the former communist leader spoke Greek fluently, while he also brought a story with his family his.
"In 1968, Enver Hoxha and Mehmet Shehu were walking in front of our house. Then he went out on foot to the new Tirana. I see my grandmother with a white scarf on her head. As far as he could see, he spoke pure Greek. And my grandmother used to say, he spoke Greek perfectly. Grandma said I don't know because I didn't expect her to speak Greek", says Zhonga.
A special moment in his life was his departure to Greece seeking political asylum, but his documents were canceled due to his ethnicity.
"In 1990, I asked for political asylum. The policemen welcomed me with great love, as it was a rare thing. An older policeman asked me how long I had been speaking Greek: I told him two weeks. You ask me where you are from and I tell you from Albania. He sees Albanian citizenship, Greek nationality in the passport. Yes, this is a Greek, what kind of political accommodation does he want, give him a residence permit" says Kosta Zhonga.
Zhonga belongs to the same generation of artists as Prime Minister Edi Rama, they were even in class together.
"He had a passion for painting, but he also had a passion for basketball. I even remember it was 84-85 when he came to school on Monday, he had torn his lip during the match because they had collided head to head. But he had it with passion. He often played basketball at school and there were times when we played together," he underlines.
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