Name of one of the most prominent Albanian personalities, Fan Noli, is perpetuated in United States of America.
“Today is a significant day for Albanian nation. Fan Noli, one of the greatest Albanians of past century is perpetuated by naming with his name a street in New York”, said head of Albanian-American organization Vatra, Elmi Berisha.
“Today is an unforgettable day for every Albanian, a day of national glory and pride. This is a big day that will remain in the history and our memory as a nation and community in United States of America. Fan Noli’s help for his people, state and nation is genius”, he added.
The reaction of the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, was immediate.
“The commemoration of this renaissance author, the man of papers and multifaceted historical personality, by naming a street in New York, it is a symbolic event of the Albanian-American community, which continues its patriotic activity with the same dedication just like previous generations”, wrote Kurti.
Fan Noli (6 January 1882 – 13 March 1965), was an Albanian writer, scholar, diplomat, politician, historian, orator, Archbishop, Metropolitan and founder of the Orthodox Church of Albania and the Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America who served as Prime Minister and regent of Albania in 1924 during the June Revolution.
