1912
Independence of Albania
The Ottoman Empire breaks up & Ismail Bey proclaims the Independence of Albania
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Tirana in Albania. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The Ottoman Empire breaks up & Ismail Bey proclaims the Independence of Albania
William is forced to abdicate
Succeeds as King of Albania
Appointed Minister of Interior during postwar state reconstruction
Appointed Minister of Interior for a 2nd term
Appointed Minister of War during the early parliamentary period
Appointed Prime Minister of Albania
Elected President after the republic is proclaimed
Seeks League support for Albanian territorial security.
Succeeds as King of Albania
Succeeds as King of Albania
Albania is declared a Kingdom & Zog elected King
Albania is declared a Kingdom & Zog elected King
Constituent Assembly elects Ahmet Zog as King of Albania
Succeeds as King Zog I after the republic becomes a monarchy
Albania is declared a kingdom and Zog is proclaimed king
Zog begins royal rule as King Zog I of Albania
Exiled to Greece after the Italian invasion of Albania
Founds & leads the liberation movement
Founds & leads the liberation movement
Begins resistance activity during Italian occupation
Verlaci's government accepts political union with Fascist Italy
Zog refuses to accept the full Italian ultimatum before the invasion
Zog calls for resistance as Italian forces land on the Albanian coast
Aranitasi faces the Italian invasion with limited and poorly prepared Albanian forces
Zog leaves Albania after the Italian invasion
Kotta's government faces collapse as Italian forces invade Albania
22,000 Italian troops land in 4 Albanian ports
Albanian army resistance breaks down after Italian forces advance inland
Zog leaves Tirana as Italian troops advance toward the capital
Queen Geraldine flees Albania with the royal family during the invasion
Kotta's government falls after Italian occupation of the capital
Ypi heads a provisional committee under Italian pressure after Zog leaves
Ypi's committee prepares the political transfer from Zog's monarchy to Italian control
Verlaci forms a collaboration government under Italian domination
Assembly offers the Albanian crown to Victor Emmanuel III
Albanian assembly deposes Zog after the Italian occupation
Verlaci becomes Prime Minister of the Italian-backed Albanian government
Founds the Communist Party of Albania
Appointed First Secretary of the Communist Party
Communist Party of Albania is founded and Hoxha emerges as party leader
Appointed First Secretary of the Communist Party of Albania
Appointed Commander of the National Liberation Army
Appointed Commander of the National Liberation Army
Founds the National Liberation Army
Communist partisans led by Hoxha establish a European Communist Soviet free state
Communist partisans led by Hoxha establish a European Communist Soviet free state
Communist partisans led by Hoxha establish a European Communist Soviet free state
Communist partisans led by Hoxha establish a European Communist Soviet free state
Reoccupies all the Albanian towns after the German withdrawal
Partisans consolidate power after German withdrawal from Albania
Hoxha's government takes control after liberation from German occupation
Partisan forces enter Tirana and complete liberation of Albania
Proclaims the Peoples Republic of Albania. Enver Hoxha consolidates his dictatorial powers
Assumes responsibility for foreign affairs while serving as Prime Minister
Hoxha personally directs foreign policy during early communist rule
Deposed in absentia
Monarchy abolished and Zog deposed in absentia
People's Republic of Albania proclaimed and Hoxha consolidates power
Appointed Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly
Appointed Party Leader of the Communist Party
Death of Enver Hoxha
Death of Enver Hoxha
Death of Enver Hoxha ends four decades of party leadership
Appointed party leader after the death of Enver Hoxha
Albania changes from a dictatorship to a democracy
Albania changes from communist dictatorship toward a multiparty republic
Becomes President of Albania during the democratic transition
Elected President by the new parliament after the first multiparty election
Appointed President of Albania after Democratic Party victory
Imprisoned for 8 yrs, the DP is renamed the PSDS
Appointed Prime Minister after the Socialist Party election victory
Appointed President of Albania
Appointed Prime Minister after the Democratic Party returns to government
Provenance
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