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Examples

  • Some will call Leka's death senseless and condemn rugby for it.

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  • For a long time, Leka didn't fare much better, thanks in part to persistent reports that he was an arms dealer.

    It's Not Good to Be the King Thomas Vinciguerra 2011

  • The charge of uprising was reduced to illegal firearms possession, and the government pardoned Leka in 2002.

    It's Not Good to Be the King Thomas Vinciguerra 2011

  • Now the crown of the House of Zogu passes to Leka II.

    It's Not Good to Be the King Thomas Vinciguerra 2011

  • Yet as the years went by, Leka's country increasingly warmed to him and the monarchy.

    It's Not Good to Be the King Thomas Vinciguerra 2011

  • When Leka passed away this Nov. 30, a king in name only for 50 years, few took note.

    It's Not Good to Be the King Thomas Vinciguerra 2011

  • So perhaps there is a role for Leka as a symbol of his country, a source of national pride and unity.

    It's Not Good to Be the King Thomas Vinciguerra 2011

  • In Gabon, their plane was surrounded by troops who claimed that Tirana had hired them to capture him; Leka held them off with a bazooka.

    It's Not Good to Be the King Thomas Vinciguerra 2011

  • When Zog died in 1961, his son Leka, born two days before the Italian invasion, claimed the mantle.

    It's Not Good to Be the King Thomas Vinciguerra 2011

  • In 1993 Leka finally set foot on Albanian soil, but for only a few hours before authorities bounced him, claiming he had an invalid passport.

    It's Not Good to Be the King Thomas Vinciguerra 2011

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