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Sali Berisha's imitation almost cost him his life! "Deconstructed" Agron Llakaj: Fatos Nano invited me, I refused because I was afraid the people of Vlora would shoot me in the forehead
2026-05-09 15:54:46 / SHOWBIZ
Comedian Agron Llakaj has rarely spoken about his artistic life and the challenges he has faced over the years in practicing his profession, revealing the threats he received after imitating Sali Berisha for the first time.
Llakaj revealed how he escaped prison after impersonating then-president Sali Berisha in 1997.
"In '96-'97 with Koço Devolen I imitated the then president, Sali Berisha. For the first time I imitated him in Tepelena. There was an extraordinary reaction, just as there was a reaction from the DP in Tepelena, it was a friend of mine, the chairman of the DP of Tepelena, who told me you were going to prison. He told me you had violated the great figure of President Sali Berisha, he told me you had portrayed him badly. I told him I don't understand you, I was friends with him. No, he told me it's not forgiven, this conversation doesn't happen like that," said the actor in a recent interview on his YouTube channel, which he titled "My Life".
The comedian also mentioned the first moments he experienced after the criticism he received for imitating Berisha, an event for which he received a warning to leave the area or end up in prison.
"I returned home to Memaliaj, I told Kostandinë, a prosecutor from Tepelena came to me and told me: If you have the opportunity to leave, leave, because the president will give the authorization to prosecute you and then it will take effect immediately, based on the complaint or accusation. As soon as the king finds out that you are not a donkey, you will have been imprisoned, so leave," the actor added.
After bringing back memories of 1997 when he, together with the icon Koço Devole, hosted the show "Albanian Telebingo" with humorous touches.
Further, Llaka also touched on the invitation he received from Fatos Nanos, who asked him to imitate the president at the meeting that Berisha would hold in Vlora. However, the actor refused the invitation because he was afraid that someone would be offended by his imitation and history would repeat itself, adding that the people of Vlora, then and now, are supporters of the Democratic Party.
"In '98, for the first time, Sali Berisha was going to go to Vlora and I received an invitation from Fatos Nano who told me he would do something very big for us: You will do something very big for us, you will come out like Sali Berisha so that they will be shocked. I did not accept something like that because I was afraid that one of the people of Vlora would come out and shoot me in the forehead. He had his supporters, as he still has them to this day," said Agron Llakaj.
Agron Llakaj's speech: In '96-'97 with Koço Devolen I imitated the then president, Sali Berisha. For the first time I imitated him in Tepelena. There was an extraordinary reaction, just as there was a reaction from the DP in Tepelena, it was a friend of mine, the chairman of the DP of Tepelena, who told me you will go to prison. He told me you have violated the great figure of President Sali Berisha, he told me you have portrayed his figure badly. I told him I don't understand you, I was friends with him. No, he told me it is not forgiven, this conversation doesn't happen like that.
I returned home to Memaliaj, I told Kostandinë, a prosecutor from Tepelena came to me and told me: If you have the opportunity to leave, leave, because the president will give the authorization to prosecute you and then it will take effect immediately, based on the complaint or accusation. As soon as the king finds out that you are not a donkey, you will have been imprisoned, so leave.
At 11 o'clock at night I was in Gjirokastra, at the "Çajupi" hotel a guy helped me meet the consul Vasil Vorrnova. He gave me a one-year visa, I passed Kakavija, I stayed in Greece for 4 months. The event caused a stir because I considered it a serious matter in my life. AT TVSH, imitating Sali Berisha was not a small thing. I even remember that I offered Vera Grabocka to do the imitation and she knew the spirit, and I did not interpret it. Imagine the leftists telling me: he is a giant. The moment Koço Devolen left "Telebingo", he was replaced by Filipi with the thought that Kiço would return, but he never returned.
In '98, for the first time, Sali Berisha was going to go to Vlora and I received an invitation from Fatos Nano who told me he would do something very big for us: You will do something very big for us, you will come out like Sali Berisha so that they will be shocked. I did not accept something like that because I was afraid that one of the people of Vlora would come out and shoot me in the forehead. He had his supporters, as he still has them to this day.
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