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History's Secret Heroes: Series 1: Arslan Rezniqi and the Besa Code

History's Heroes

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The United States sent two congressmen to Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. They were the first US officials to enter Albania in almost 50 years. Aslan al-Aznichi was a food merchant who risked his life and his family to save hundreds of Jewish refugees during World War II. Helena Bonhamkata is on hand for BBC Radio 4: History's Secret Heroes.

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