Aliko
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Aliko (Template:Lang-sq-definite; Template:Langx) is a village and a former commune in Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Finiq.[1]
Besides the village Aliko from which it takes its name and which functions as well as an administrative center, the administrative unit consists of 9 other villages: Çaush; Dritas; Halo; Jermë; Neohor; Pllakë; Rahullë; Tremul; and Vurgu i Ri,[1] which are inhabited solely by Greeks.[2]
Population
The population according to the 2011 census was 3,849;[3] according to the civil offices, which count all citizens including those who live abroad, it was 8,818,[4] The latest official census in Albania (2011), has been widely disputed due to irregularities in the procedure,[5][6][7] and its results affected by boycott by part of the Greek minority.[8]
History
On 11 December 1990, four young local Greeks were shot dead in their effort to reach Greece by soldiers of the People's Republic of Albania.[9] The killings provoked mass demonstrations by the Greek communities in the region against the regime authorities.[10] Today a monument is erected at the central square of Aliko and commemorative events are being held annually in memory of the victims.[11]
References
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- ↑ Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography." In Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. p. 52.; p. 51. "ΑΧ Αλβανοί Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί, ΤΣ Τσάμηδες"; p.52. "SOPIK ΣΟΠΙΚΙ 889 ΑΧ, PANDALEJMON ΠΑΝΤΕΛΕΗΜΩΝ 395 ΤΣ".
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