Avni Rustemi assassination Essad Pasha Toptani
On June 13, 1920, Albanian political activist Avni Rustemi shot and killed Essad Pasha Toptani in Paris, France. Essad Pasha was an Albanian Ottoman-era political and ...
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On June 13, 1920, Albanian political activist Avni Rustemi shot and killed Essad Pasha Toptani in Paris, France. Essad Pasha was an Albanian Ottoman-era political and ...
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