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The escape on the ship Vlora.
Everything started from an end. 8 August 1991 the ship Vlora entered the port of Bari, with more than 20.000 Albanians escaping from the collapse of the communist regime. In those dramatic days, the Italian families helped them, welcoming Albanians as sisters and brothers in need.
The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation
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