Erion Veliaj
One of MJAFT!'s founding members, Erion Veliaj headed the movement from 2003 to 2007. Erion was a child when Albania's communist regime collapsed:
"On my way to get drinks for a family lunch, I came across the largest rally ever held in Tirana. This was the rally that culminated in the violent removal of Enver Hoxha's mega-statue from downtown Tirana's Skanderbeg square. It was the most exciting event of my boyhood.
At the time, I was finishing 4th grade. The system degenerated in front of our eyes even in elementary schools. Shouting that we were 'fighting for the causes of the party â
May 2008
ESI
