Albanian State Flag
1912 | Albanian Declaration of Independence | Declaration of independence of the Albanian Vilayet from the Ottoman Empire. Proclaimed in Vlorë on 28 November 1912. |
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1912-1914 | Independent Albania | Parliamentary state and assembly established in Vlorë on 28 November 1912. The senate were established on 4 December 1912. Leader Ismail Qemali |
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1914–1925 | Principality of Albania | Short-lived monarchy headed by William, Prince of Albania until the abolition of the monarchy in 1925, |
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1925–1928 | Albanian Republic | Official name as enshrined in the Constitution of 1925. A protectorate of the Kingdom of Italy after the Treaties of Tirana of 1926 and 1927 |
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1928–1939 | Albanian Kingdom | Constitutional monarchal rule between 1928 and 1939. A de facto protectorate of the Kingdom of Italy |
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1939–1943 | Albanian Kingdom under Italy | A protectorate of the Kingdom of Italy. Led by Italy's King Victor Emmanuel III Ruled by Italian governors after military occupation by Italy from 1939-1943. Ceased to exist as an independent country. Part of the Italian Empire |
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1943–1944 | Albanian Kingdom under Germany | A de jure independent country, between 1943 and 1944. Germans took control after the Armistice with Italy on 8 September 1943. |
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1944–1992 | People's Socialist Republic of Albania | From 1944 to 1946 it was known as the Democratic Government of Albania. From 1946 to 1976 it was known as the People's Republic of Albania. |
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since 1992 | Republic of Albania | In 1991 the Socialist Party of Albania took control through democratic elections. In 1992 the Democratic Party of Albania won the new elections. |
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George Kastrioti Skanderbeg, national hero
(1405–1468) -
Ismail Qemali, hero of Albanian independence (1912–14)
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William of Albania, Prince (King) of Albania (7 March 1914 – 3 September 1914)
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President (1925–28)
and King (1928–39)
Zog of Albania -
Enver Hoxha
(1944–1985)
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