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Ilia Dashi, sailor of the Navy, Hero of the People, passed away in Durr\u00ebs. He was born in the village of Poro in Vlora, in 1956. During the mutiny of the service in the Fleet, happening at his combat post, he jumped into the flames and sacrificed himself to save the ship “Sami Frash\u00ebri” and his friends from the fire. (In the photo: Ilia Dashi)<\/i><\/p>\n

Text:<\/strong> Albanian encyclopedic dictionary – Vol. 1 <\/i>, Academy of Sciences of Albania, “Kristalina-KH”, Tirana, 2008, page 421.<\/p>\n

Photo: <\/strong>\u00a9 Xhoxhi L., personal archive.<\/p>\n

Graphic processing: <\/strong>AHCF<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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