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24/06/2014 GMT

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In the summer of 1991 thousands of Albanians commandeered cargo ships to take them Italy

In the summer of 1991 thousands of Albanians commandeered cargo ships to take them to Italy. The immigrants were escaping a collapsing communist dictatorship.

In the spring and summer of 1991 tens of  thousands of Albanians commandeered cargo ships to take them to Italy. The immigrants were escaping a collapsing communist dictatorship. Robert Budina was one of the Albanians on board the Vlora, a cargo ship which had been carrying sugar from Cuba.

(Photo: Albanian immigrants on board the Vlora. Copyright: Associated Press)

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