1955 to 10 years in prison. Third time: Even after serving his sentence in the 1960s, the position of the Albanians had not changed at all, and Mehmet Gega, after his release from prison, became an idol of the Albanian youth - a symbol of resistance. Together with the youth and students of that time studying in Pristina, Belgrade and other centers, they propagated the idea of advancing the rights of Albanians, wherever they lived in their ethnic lands. The political climate created in Kosovo by the student movement and the intensified activity of Mehmet Gega in Tetovo, Gostivar, Skopje, Kumanovo, Bitola, Struga, Ohrid and Debar also found in these spaces unreserved support for a nationwide movement that culminated in demonstrations the glorious 1968. Lightning strikes the highest peaks, again this time Mehmet Gega was charged with organizing and received the maximum sentence as leader of the group - 10 years in prison, of which he served 7 years in the notorious Idrizovo prison. After the end of his imprisonment, he was even more baffled by national ideas and hatred of power-holders, acting fearlessly for the overthrow of Yugoslav power. Thanks to his courage and determination, he had already become an icon of the city of Tetova. Newspapers will write densely about the Tetovo Mendel. Aftermath Due to the events that occurred in Tetovo, as well as the protests in Kosovo, the new constitution, implemented by Edvard Kardelj in 1974, allowed the use of the Albanian flag within Yugoslavia, the opening of University in Kosovo, and Kosovo having the same privileges as republic states. References People from Tetovo Prisoners and detainees of Yugoslavia Albanians in Yugoslavia Yugoslav educators 1921 births 2006 deaths