On July 2, 1990, thousands of Albanians entered the territory of foreign embassies operating at that time in Albania in search of the freedom that had been missing for 5 decades. 

Within a few days, in the courtyards of the embassies of Germany, France, Italy and Greece, about 5,000 Albanian refugees seeking political asylum had set up a "camp". 

Although they did not know where they would end up, the Albanians crossed the walls of the diplomatic headquarters in Albania with a single goal: to flee to the west. 

This event is considered as the fall of the "Berlin Wall" in Tirana, which would then bring other developments to culminate in December 1990 with the student movement and the allowing of political pluralism. 

For nearly half a century, Albania under the hooves of the communist dictatorship had turned into the most isolated country in Europe. 

The opening of the embassies was the first act of the Albanian drama at the end of the millennium.  

Under these circumstances, favorable ground was prepared for the development of the anti-communist student movement. 

Thanks to their resistance, political pluralism would also be installed. 

General Directorate of Archives shared information on social networks about "the problem of Albanian citizens who left our country through the route of shelter in foreign embassies".