Election as King1 September 1928
Constituent Assembly elects Ahmet Zog as King of Albania
Historical person
Ahmet Zog Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ahmet Zog, based on 14 World History Database records associated with Albania.
14 records1928–194613 events4 places
Chronological biography
1928
King Takes Office1 September 1928
Succeeds as King Zog I after the republic becomes a monarchy
Kingdom Proclaimed1 September 1928
Albania is declared a kingdom and Zog is proclaimed king
Royal Succession1 September 1928
Zog begins royal rule as King Zog I of Albania
1939
Ultimatum Rejected6 April 1939
Zog refuses to accept the full Italian ultimatum before the invasion
Appeal for Resistance7 April 1939
Zog calls for resistance as Italian forces land on the Albanian coast
Exile of Ahmet Zog7 April 1939
Zog leaves Albania after the Italian invasion
Invasion of Albania7 April 1939
Italian forces land in Albania and force Zog into exile
Invasion of Albania7 April 1939
Italian forces invade Albania and begin the collapse of Zog's monarchy
Italian Invasion7 April 1939
Italian troops land at Albanian ports and overthrow Zog's kingdom
Flight from Tirana8 April 1939
Zog leaves Tirana as Italian troops advance toward the capital
Exile Begins9 April 1939
Zog crosses into exile after Italian occupation makes resistance impossible
Deposed by Assembly12 April 1939
Albanian assembly deposes Zog after the Italian occupation
1946
Deposed in Absentia11 January 1946
Monarchy abolished and Zog deposed in absentia
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.