Founded in 1906 as Kombi
(The Nation) and subsequently (from 1909 on) called
Dielli (The Sun)
This is the world's oldest
continually published Albanian-language newspaper. The
issue depicted here reports the March 8, 1908,
ordination of Fan S. Noli and with it the establishment
of the Albanian Orthodox Church of America. Noli
provided leadership and promoted Albanian culture and
nationalism at a time when Albania was ruled by the
Ottoman Turks.
