The "Monastery Massacre" occurred as one of the most treacherous and bloodthirsty actions by the High Gate to suppress the Albanian movement for self-government.
Myslym Shyri, a communist militant and participant in the Anti-Fascist National Liberation War, was declared a Hero of the People after being killed in Fushë-Alie of Dibra.
Jani Minga was an activist of the Albanian school, of the National Renaissance, the "Democratic Movement" (1920-1924), and a Teacher of the People, was born in Shënpjetër in Fier.
