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Sep 2017
33m 58s

Emin Pasha, né Eduard Schnitzer (Part 1)

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Emin Pasha's story connects to so many other historical things, particularly in the context of both the Ottoman Empire and African history. First, we'll talk about his time in Albania and how he made his way to Africa and took a new name. 
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